The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) on Mount Graham in southern Arizona. / Credit: Vatican Observatory
CNA Staff, Sep 29, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA).
The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) on Mount Graham in southern Arizona c.
The Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory will start fabrication of the seventh segment of the primary mirror necessary to complete the Giant Magellan Telescope. It marks a milestone in the search for other, potentially Earth-like planets and the exploration of the universe.
Seven of the world’s largest mirrors will search the Universe for life beyond Earth The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh and final primary mirror, the last required to complete the telescope’s 368 square meter (3,961 square foot) light collec