Chile telescope project officially off the ground

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Bryan/College Station - The Eagle

Texas A&M University recently reached a major milestone on its journey to help create the world's largest eye aimed at the sky.

Construction officially is underway for the $1 billion Giant Magellan Telescope project, an international effort to build the 200-foot-tall structure in the northern mountains of Chile.

Once it's fully operational -- researchers hope by 2024 -- A&M and the 10 other contributing partners involved in the project will be at the forefront of space observation as astronomers and physicists work toward solving the mysteries of the ever-expanding universe.

GMT project President Edward Moses, a Texas A&M Institute for Advanced Study faculty fellow, said the project's staff of more than 100 took only a short pause to celebrate last week before getting to work.


Read more: http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/chile-telescope-project-officially-off-the-ground/article_1b65821b-26e2-52ef-85a5-ed8b7e078645.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Can't get here too soon!

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Thank you, TexasTowelie.

[TexasTowelie]

2. You're welcome.

I wasn't sure whether to put it under Science or LBN, but it does seem like the construction of the world's largest telescope is big news. I'm surprised that AP or the other major news services hadn't run the story and it was in The Eagle instead. I hope that it makes some stellar discoveries (bad pun intended).

[Dustlawyer]

3. I can tell you that the first problem is that you have a bunch of Aggies in charge of this.

It will either be backwards or work like a giant Kalidascope! Lol

Hook 'em Horns!

[eppur_se_muova]

4. not LBN ... posted in Science twice ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122839160

http://www.democraticunderground.com/122839181