The telescope will have a diameter of about 25.4 meters or 83 feet--making it about as wide as an eight-story building is tall. Slated for completion in 2016 at Carnegie's Las Campanas Observatory ...

An artist's illustration of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope atop Las Campanas Peak in Chile's ... World's largest solar telescope gains powerful new 'eye' to study the sun's secrets ...

[Gallery: Giant Magellan Telescope Envisioned] The telescope is being built 8,500 feet (2,550 meters) above sea level atop Las Campanas Peak in Chile's Atacama Desert, a region known for its ...

The most powerful solar telescope in the world has recorded a major milestone atop an active volcano in Hawaii, capturing a detailed image of a cluster of sunspots with the telescope's new Visible ...

The most powerful solar telescope in the world has recorded a major milestone atop an active volcano in Hawaii, capturing a detailed image of a cluster of sunspots with the telescope's new Visible ...

The most powerful solar telescope in the world has recorded a major milestone atop an active volcano in Hawaii, capturing a detailed image of a cluster of sunspots with the telescope’s new ...