Project News

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Video Interview with Warren Skidmore

TMT • News Release • February 4th, 2019

Dr Ravinder Bhatia, TMT Associate Project Manager, interviews with Dr Warren Skidmore, TMT Instrument System Scientist.

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Design and Status of TMT presented at the University of California, San Diego

TMT • Science & Astronomy • January 23rd, 2019

Dr. Ravinder Bhatia, TMT Associate Project Manager, visited the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In Ravinder's astrophysics seminar, he presented an overview and status update of the TMT Project.

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TMT-China Annual Assembly and TMT-HROS Workshop

TMT • TMT Partner News • January 16th, 2019

Beijing, China – On 19-21 December 2018, Thirty Meter Telescope China (TMT-China) Team held its science and technology annual assembly and TMT High Resolution Optical Spectrograph Instrument (HROS) Workshop at the headquarters of the National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of...

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Call for New Membership in the TMT International Science Development Teams

TMT • Science & Astronomy • January 11th, 2019

2019 ISDT Call for Membership - Applications for membership in the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Science Development Teams (ISDTs) will be accepted until 8 February 2019.

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TMT Science Forum 2018

TMT • Science & Astronomy • December 20th, 2018

Pasadena, CA – 19 December, 2018 – The TMT project recently hosted its yearly Science Forum in Pasadena, CA, where the project’s headquarters is located.

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Broadening Participation in Future Telescopes

TMT • Education & Outreach • December 19th, 2018

On December 17, the TMT Pasadena office hosted a workshop on “Broadening Participation in Future Telescopes”.

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TMT at Sierra Madre Elementary School STEAM night -November 2018-

TMT • Education & Outreach • December 7th, 2018

TMT was at the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics STEAM Night at Sierra Madre Elementary School.

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TMT featured in "Connected" magazine from LEMO

TMT • Engineering & Technology • November 26th, 2018

TMT featured in the magazine "Connected" from LEMO, a leader in the design and manufacture of electronic and fibre optic connectors that are used in TMT Primary Mirror Warping Harness System.

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TMT's Scientific Advisory Committee Selects Design for its Second First-Light Workhorse Instrument

TMT • Science & Astronomy • November 12th, 2018

The TMT International Observatory Board of Directors recently endorsed the recommendations made by the Science Advisory Committee (SAC), to select a slit-mask-based imaging spectrograph design for WFOS (Wide Field Optical Spectrograph), its second first-light instrument.

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Hawaii Supreme Court Affirms TMT Permit

TMT • News Release • October 30th, 2018

The Hawaii Supreme Court, by majority decision, today issued its opinion affirming the Board of Land and Natural Resources' decision to issue a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) for construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Maunakea.

Video Interview with Warren Skidmore

TMT • February 4th, 2019

Dr Ravinder Bhatia, TMT Associate Project Manager, interviews with Dr Warren Skidmore, TMT Instrument System Scientist.

Design and Status of TMT presented at the University of California, San Diego

TMT • January 23rd, 2019

Dr. Ravinder Bhatia, TMT Associate Project Manager, visited the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In Ravinder's...

TMT-China Annual Assembly and TMT-HROS Workshop

TMT • January 16th, 2019

Beijing, China – On 19-21 December 2018, Thirty Meter Telescope China (TMT-China) Team held its science and technology annual assembly and TMT High Resolution Optical...

Call for New Membership in the TMT International Science Development Teams

TMT • January 11th, 2019

2019 ISDT Call for Membership - Applications for membership in the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Science Development Teams (ISDTs) will be accepted until 8...

TMT Science Forum 2018

TMT • December 20th, 2018

Pasadena, CA – 19 December, 2018 – The TMT project recently hosted its yearly Science Forum in Pasadena, CA, where the project’s headquarters is located.

Broadening Participation in Future Telescopes

TMT • December 19th, 2018

On December 17, the TMT Pasadena office hosted a workshop on “Broadening Participation in Future Telescopes”.

TMT at Sierra Madre Elementary School STEAM night -November 2018-

TMT • December 7th, 2018

TMT was at the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics STEAM Night at Sierra Madre Elementary School.

TMT featured in "Connected" magazine from LEMO

TMT • November 26th, 2018

TMT featured in the magazine "Connected" from LEMO, a leader in the design and manufacture of electronic and fibre optic connectors that are used in TMT Primary Mirror Warping...

TMT's Scientific Advisory Committee Selects Design for its Second First-Light Workhorse Instrument

TMT • November 12th, 2018

The TMT International Observatory Board of Directors recently endorsed the recommendations made by the Science Advisory Committee (SAC), to select a slit-mask-based imaging...

Hawaii Supreme Court Affirms TMT Permit

TMT • October 30th, 2018

The Hawaii Supreme Court, by majority decision, today issued its opinion affirming the Board of Land and Natural Resources' decision to issue a Conservation District Use Permit...