After 10 years of delay, the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope may finally get built — in Spain

A long-delayed project to build the largest telescope in the Northern Hemisphere atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii has been given new ...
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NASA plans to build a giant radio telescope on the 'dark side' of the moon. Here's why.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Lunar Crater Radio Telescope (LCRT) is currently in the planning phase but could soon become ...
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Scientists want to build telescopes on the moon for up to $10 billion to see more of the universe than the James Webb Space Telescope

They may have to compete with entrepreneurs flocking to the moon for business and mining. Gazing at the moon, you may see a face or a round of cheese, but some astronomers see the ideal spot for their ...
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Want to Build Your Own Telescope?

This Saturday is National Astronomy Day, the semi-annual event that celebrates the observation of the heavens. Science museums, universities, and astronomy groups have various events to pique public ...

Thirty-Metre Telescope: India and Japan search for extraterrestrial life

The Thirty Metre Telescope unites India and Japan in space exploration. Expected to be operational by mid-2030s, scientists ...

Do Aliens Exist? India, Japan Team Up To Answer Question With Giant Telescope

The goal of the Thirty Metre Telescope project is to peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before, studying black holes, ...
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Q&A: The ongoing struggle to build a giant Hawaii telescope

HONOLULU (AP) — For months, protesters have held up construction of a $1.4 billion telescope atop a mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii. The state imposed emergency rules making it challenging for ...
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University of Texas at Austin Helped Build Giant African Telescope

SUTHERLAND, South Africa — Tomorrow, a global group of partners will inaugurate the newly completed 11-meter Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), the largest telescope in the southern hemisphere ...
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University of Iowa grad student lands NASA grant to build smaller X-ray telescope for deep-space navigation

University of Iowa graduate research assistant Jacob Payne uses nitrogen to dry off a mirror at Van Allen Hall in Iowa City on Friday. Payne — with guidance from UI Physics and Astronomy Associate ...
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NSF Selects NSO to Build World’s Largest Solar Telescope

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $298 million cooperative support agreement to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) to build the 4-meter Advanced Technology ...
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In 2026, Unique Mission Will Try To Save A NASA Telescope Set To Uncontrollably Crash To Earth

A two-decade-old NASA telescope is on an unstable orbit, and there is a 90 percent chance that it might come burning down in ...
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Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?

Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep into space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...