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Mirror Lab

Feb. 8, 2023
Economic impact of UArizona space sciences rivals that of Super Bowl

University of Arizona space sciences activities generate more than $560 million every year for the local economy, according to an economic impact report delivered by Rounds Consulting Group.

A rendering of the Giant Magellan Telescope's final design
March 2, 2021
Media Advisory: UArizona to Cast Sixth Mirror for Giant Magellan Telescope
Oct. 29, 2019
A Massive Mount for Giant Mirrors

The signing of the contract for producing the massive support structure that will hold the seven mirrors manufactured at the University of Arizona marks a major step toward completion of the next-generation ground-based telescope that promises to revolutionize our understanding and view of the universe.

Nov. 2, 2017
Chunks of Glass, Made Into a Mirror, Will Probe Stars

At the UA, tools designed to scan alien planets for signs of life begin as chunks of glistening glass. The most recent result: the fifth mirror segment for the Giant Magellan Telescope.

The GMT mirror 5 mold filled with 38,580 pounds of Ohara E6 low expansion glass, ready for the lid of the furnace to be placed.
Aug. 6, 2014
UA Optics at Heart of Telescope Poised to Catch the Action in the Universe

The National Science Foundation has agreed to fund the construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, which is built around a revolutionary optical mirror setup designed at the UA. The instrument will scan large swaths of the night sky, and capture images of exploding stars, passing asteroids and other short-lived phenomena in the cosmos.

A computer-generated image of LSST's location on Cerro Pachón in Chile.

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