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First TMT Primary Mirror Segment Assembly Successfully Manufactured and Built in India

TMT • May 9th, 2022

India-TMT and industry partners Larsen and Toubro (L&T) successfully manufactured and assembled the first TMT Segment Support Assembly (SSA) in L&T Coimbatore facility. Hard...

TMT Helps Students Reach for the Stars at Altadena Eliot Science Fest

TMT • May 2nd, 2022

As part of its ongoing outreach and educational activities, TMT participated in the annual Science Festival of Eliot Arts Magnet School on Saturday, April 23rd. The event...

Robert P. Kirshner named TIO Executive Director; Edward C. Stone announces retirement from TIO

TMT • April 27th, 2022

Dr. Robert P. Kirshner, Chief Program Officer for Science at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Clowes Professor of Science emeritus at Harvard University, has been...

TMT Participates in Journey Through the Universe 2022 on Hawaiʻi Island

TMT • April 11th, 2022

Journey Through the Universe (Journey), one of the leading astronomy education and outreach programs on Hawaiʻi Island, recently brought together students and teachers with...

TMT’s Wide-Field Optical Spectrometer Instrument Passes Conceptual Design Review

TMT • April 7th, 2022

TMT’s Wide-Field Optical Spectrometer (WFOS), one of its three first-light instruments, successfully completed its Conceptual Design Review in February 2022. This review...

Integration of Euclid's instrument payload and supporting service modules

Euclid • March 31st, 2022

Integration of the payload and supporting service modules of ESA's Euclid mission has completed at Thales Alenia in Turin, a major milestone in mission readiness.