As spring break kicked off this March, the usual array of plans emerged at Macalester. Some students headed home, others embarked on personal travel and a few opted to stay put on campus. However, for a handful of students, a unique opportunity presented itself: to integrate their coursework with travel. For students enrolled in the.
The University of Arizona is building mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope
Shane McGlaun - Mar 7, 2021, 11:47am CST
Researchers at the University of Arizona are working on massive mirrors that will make it easier for telescopes to peer deep into space. The mirror being worked on by the University will be used in the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) that’s under construction in Chile. Despite being a terrestrial telescope, thanks in part to the new mirrors, the GMT will view the heavens more clearly and see deeper into the cosmos than the Hubble Space Telescope.
Scientists will use the GMT to learn more about the vast number of galaxies scattered throughout the universe and seek out planets similar to the earth. One major goal will be to search out planets that could potentially host life. The University of Arizona Mirror Lab is currently building the seven massive mirrors to help the GMT focus the light from distant stars.
UArizona making mirrors for breakthrough telescope
Special mirrors will enable deepest look into space ever
Special mirrors will enable deepest look into space ever
and last updated 2021-03-05 21:50:54-05
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) â The University of Arizona is building the ability to get a better view of deep space than ever before. A lab like no other, tucked under the football stadium, is the only place in the world able to make the special mirrors that will give a new giant telescope its power.
The Giant Magellan Telescope or GMT under construction in the clear dry air of the high desert of Chile will see more clearly than the Hubble Space telescope and see a deeper, wider view of the universe.