Giant Magellan Telescope

1st telescope removed from controversial astronomy hub on Hawaiian volcano

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Dr. Sarah Adams

For the first time, a telescope on the Hawaiian volcano Maunakea has been fully decommissioned — it was dismantled, removed, and its ...

The future is bright for astronomy, and very expensive (op-ed)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astronomy has a bright future. The universe is being revealed in exquisite detail with the current generation of large optical telescopes, reaching ...

Episode 111 —The Big Glass Wars

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Dr. Sarah Adams

On Episode 111 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dr. John Mulchaey, Director of the Carnegie Observatories, about ...