Slideshow: Monster Scope to Dwarf Rivals

A giant telescope three times the size of current observatories is in the works. It'll be the first in a new generation of monster scopes that will peer deeper into space than ever before. By John Hudson.
In the shadow of a giant The large scale of the TMT becomes apparent when compared to the visitors standing in the...
In the shadow of a giant: The large scale of the TMT becomes apparent when compared to the visitors standing in the foreground of this CG representation.AMEC

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Strength in numbers: A whopping 780 hexagonal segments move together to form TMT's primary mirror.

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