Project News

TMT Appoints Dr. Fengchuan Liu as Project Manager

TMT • November 22nd, 2021

Dr. Fengchuan Liu has been named project manager of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), where he will lead the observatory design and development. He most recently served as...

TMT was at AstroDay in Kona

TMT • November 18th, 2021

TMT was pleased to join the Maunakea Observatories in celebrating AstroDay on November 14, 2021 at Kona Commons Shopping Center in Kona. AstroDay continues to be a leading...

US Extremely Large Telescope Program Supports Vision of Decadal Survey

TMT • November 5th, 2021

The decadal survey for astronomy and astrophysics is a powerful study that our community uses to drive strategy and vision for the next decade of federally funded transformative...

Astro2020 Decadal Survey Released

TMT • November 4th, 2021

Today, the National Academies released the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) with its recommendations for implementing a strategy and vision for the coming...

TMT’s Statement on Astro2020 Decadal Survey

TMT • November 4th, 2021

Henry Yang, Board Chair, Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory, issued the following statement in response to today’s release of the Pathways to Discovery in...

TMT’s Secondary and Tertiary Mirrors Coating Facility Passes Conceptual Design Review

TMT • October 21st, 2021

The coating chamber that will provide the required highly reflective thin and uniform coating to both TMT’s Secondary and Tertiary Mirrors (M2 and M3, respectively) recently...

TMT Segment Support Assemblies from India

TMT • October 13th, 2021

Our colleagues in India are making the mechanical supports for the segments of the primary mirror. What are the key requirements of each segment support assembly (SSA)? As...

TMT ਟੀਮ ਨੰ ਮਿਲੋ (interview in Punjabi)

TMT • October 11th, 2021

ਬੰਗਲੌਰ, ਇੰਡੀਆ ਇੰਸਟੀਚਿਊਟ ਆਫ਼ ਐਸਟ੍ਰੋਫਿਜ਼ਿਕਸ ਵਿਖੇ ਇੰਡੀਆ TMT ਕੋਆਰਡੀਨੇਸ਼ਨ ਸੈਂਟਰ (ਆਈਟੀਸੀਸੀ) ਤੋਂ ਰਾਜਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ ਨਾਰਾਇਣਨ ਨਾਲ ਵੀਡੀਓ ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ ਰਾਜਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ ਦੀ ਟੀਮ ਦਾ ਟੀਚਾ ਸਾਰੇ TMT ਆਬਜ਼ਰਵੇਟਰੀ...

TMT successfully passes a formal milestone review for the planning of its future operations

TMT • October 1st, 2021

TMT recently achieved a major project milestone, with a review Board, mainly composed of external reviewers, concluding that its plans for Observatory Operations, Commissioning...

Production of the TMT M1 mirrors ramps up at Coherent Inc.

TMT • September 8th, 2021

The successful production of TMT polished glass-ceramic (M1 roundels) is ramping up according to plan.