Dome Big Dome: Giant Observatories Augur New Era of Cosmology
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 10:29
in Astronomy & Space
Four centuries ago Galileo pointed his spyglass toward the heavens and astronomy changed forever. As the world celebrates the 400th anniversary of the telescope, another cosmological revolution is coming: The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)--all expected to see first light by 2020--will dwarf the biggest observatories in use today. [More]