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TMT Sponsors $50,000 for Online STEM Learning Program in Hawaii

TMT • Education & Outreach • May 14th, 2020

Unfortunately, thousands of students across Hawaii will be out of school for the next several months due to the coronavirus crisis. With parents taking on a larger teaching role to make sure their kids continue to learn and grow while sequestered at home, the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project...

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TMT’s M1 Metrology Frame in Production

TMT • Engineering & Technology • April 29th, 2020

The first TMT primary mirror (M1) metrology frame has been built and delivered to TMT’s technical laboratory near Pasadena. TMT will use the metrology frames, which are auxiliary equipment tools, to accurately locate the M1 mirror segments during installation.

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Scientists Attend First TMT-GMT Joint Science Advisory Committee Meeting

TMT • Science & Astronomy • April 28th, 2020

Scientists recently attended the first joint TMT-GMT Science Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held virtually to ensure the safety of all its members. The meeting was of historical importance, as it was the first of its kind to be commonly organized...

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TMT Telescope Enclosure Ready for Production

TMT • Engineering & Technology • April 23rd, 2020

TMT’s Enclosure System has achieved its final design milestone, successfully passing a series of Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) in March 2020.

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Incontra il team TMT: Dr Ravinder Bhatia interviste con Tommaso Treu

TMT • News Release • April 22nd, 2020

Ecco il prossimo della nostra intervista con il team TMT. Incontriamo con Tommaso Treu, Professore di astronomia all'Università della California di Los Angeles.

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APM Dr Ravinder Bhatia interviews Professor Tommaso Treu

TMT • News Release • April 22nd, 2020

Here is the next of our interview with TMT team. Today we meet with Tommaso Treu, Professor of Astronomy at the University of California Los Angeles and Chair of the TMT Science Advisory Committee.

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The Food Basket Receives $100,000 Donation From TMT To Meet Growing Demand For Food Assistance On Hawaii Island

TMT • Education & Outreach • April 21st, 2020

* Donation Made in Memory of Barry Taniguchi * The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s food bank, has received a $100,000 donation from the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to meet the growing demand for food assistance on the island in the wake of COVID-19. The funding will be used to support The Food...

A Tale of Two Telescopes: WFIRST and Hubble

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • April 20th, 2020

NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), planned for launch in the mid-2020s, will create enormous cosmic panoramas. Using them, astronomers will explore everything from our solar system to the edge of the observable universe, including planets throughout our galaxy and the nature of...

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Visit to LIGO 40 Meter Interferometer

TMT • News Release • April 13th, 2020

One of the most exciting developments in astronomy has been the detection of gravitational waves by The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO). LIGO has detected the gravitational waves originating from the collisions of black holes and of neutron stars.

Warped Space-time to Help WFIRST Find Exoplanets

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • Project News • March 30th, 2020

To date, astronomers have found most planets when they pass in front of their host star in events called transits, which temporarily dim the star's light. WFIRST data can spot transits too, but the mission will primarily watch for microlensing.

TMT Sponsors $50,000 for Online STEM Learning Program in Hawaii

TMT • May 14th, 2020

Unfortunately, thousands of students across Hawaii will be out of school for the next several months due to the coronavirus crisis. With parents taking on a larger teaching role...

TMT’s M1 Metrology Frame in Production

TMT • April 29th, 2020

The first TMT primary mirror (M1) metrology frame has been built and delivered to TMT’s technical laboratory near Pasadena. TMT will use the metrology frames, which are...

Scientists Attend First TMT-GMT Joint Science Advisory Committee Meeting

TMT • April 28th, 2020

Scientists recently attended the first joint TMT-GMT Science Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held virtually to ensure the safety...

TMT Telescope Enclosure Ready for Production

TMT • April 23rd, 2020

TMT’s Enclosure System has achieved its final design milestone, successfully passing a series of Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) in March 2020.

Incontra il team TMT: Dr Ravinder Bhatia interviste con Tommaso Treu

TMT • April 22nd, 2020

Ecco il prossimo della nostra intervista con il team TMT. Incontriamo con Tommaso Treu, Professore di astronomia all'Università della California di Los Angeles.

APM Dr Ravinder Bhatia interviews Professor Tommaso Treu

TMT • April 22nd, 2020

Here is the next of our interview with TMT team. Today we meet with Tommaso Treu, Professor of Astronomy at the University of California Los Angeles and Chair of the TMT Science...

The Food Basket Receives $100,000 Donation From TMT To Meet Growing Demand For Food Assistance On Hawaii Island

TMT • April 21st, 2020

* Donation Made in Memory of Barry Taniguchi * The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s food bank, has received a $100,000 donation from the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to meet the...

A Tale of Two Telescopes: WFIRST and Hubble

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • April 20th, 2020

NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), planned for launch in the mid-2020s, will create enormous cosmic panoramas. Using them, astronomers will explore everything...

Visit to LIGO 40 Meter Interferometer

TMT • April 13th, 2020

One of the most exciting developments in astronomy has been the detection of gravitational waves by The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO). LIGO has...

Warped Space-time to Help WFIRST Find Exoplanets

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope • March 30th, 2020

To date, astronomers have found most planets when they pass in front of their host star in events called transits, which temporarily dim the star's light. WFIRST data can spot...