The University of Chicago has joined the international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more.

Mountain top blasting at Las Campanas Peak launched site preparations for construction. Read more.

Successful external reviews marked the completion of the telescope's design phase.

Brazil’s São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) has joined the international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more.

Arizona State University joined the international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more.

Initiated casting of the fifth of seven mirrors that will form the heart of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more.

Summit excavation completed for observatory pier and enclosure foundations. Read more.

Second primary mirror finalized, packed in a special containment vessel and stowed in a temporary storage facility in advance of its journey south.

The sixth of seven of the world’s largest monolithic mirrors began fabrication. Read more.

Weizmann Institute of Science joined the international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more.

North America’s largest and most advanced five axis mill machine unveiled in Rockford, Illinois, to build the telescope mount. Read more.

Funding round represents one of the largest in project history. Read more.

Manufacturing of the telescope mount begins at Ingersoll Machine Tools in Rockford, Illinois. Read more.

The four-year process to fabricate and polish the seventh and final primary mirror begins, the last required to complete the set. Read more.

Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics joined the international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more.

Architecture and Engineering firm, IDOM, completes successful final design review for one of the largest mechanized smart buildings in the world. Read more.

Northwestern University joined the international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope. Read more.