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October 07, 2025 08:00 ET | Source: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY

NTHU Discovers Rare Star-Devouring Black Hole Featured on NASA

Professor Albert Kong at NTHU, Taiwan, leads an international team discovering a rare intermediate-mass black hole—a missing link in the black hole family.
September 30, 2025 06:00 ET | Source: Giant Magellan Telescope

MIT Joins Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joins Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium
July 31, 2025 08:40 ET | Source: VGTel, Inc.

VGTel Inc. Unveils VegaCore AI as U.S. Accelerates AI and Education Reform

VGTel Inc. Unveils VegaCore AI as U.S. Accelerates AI and Education Reform
June 12, 2025 09:00 ET | Source: Giant Magellan Telescope

Giant Magellan Telescope Advances to National Science Foundation Final Design Phase

The Giant Magellan Telescope received official approval from the National Science Foundation confirming that it will advance into Final Design Phase.
May 22, 2025 09:15 ET | Source: VGTel, Inc.

VGTel, Inc. (OTC: VGTL) Signs Letter of Intent with Arizona Elementary School, Launching Youth-Focused Astronomy Pilot Program for Fall 2025

VGTel, Inc. (OTC: VGTL) Signs Letter of Intent with Arizona Elementary School, Launching Youth-Focused Astronomy Pilot Program for Fall 2025
January 16, 2025 11:16 ET | Source: VGTel, Inc.

VGTel, Inc. (OTC: VGTL) Announces Strategic Shift to Astronomy and Space Industries

VGTel, Inc. (OTC: VGTL) Announces Strategic Shift to Astronomy and Space Industries
December 13, 2024 09:00 ET | Source: Giant Magellan Telescope

Northwestern University Joins Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope announced today that Northwestern University has joined its international consortium to construct the $2.54 billion...
October 15, 2024 09:00 ET | Source: Giant Magellan Telescope

Giant Magellan Telescope Begins Primary Mirror Support System Testing

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced the successful installation of one of its completed 8.4-meter-diameter primary mirrors into a support...
September 30, 2024 09:00 ET | Source: Giant Magellan Telescope

Giant Magellan Telescope Launches Universo Expansivo Program to Enhance Accessibility in Astronomy Education

PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope today announced the launch of Universo Expansivo, a new education program designed to increase accessibility in...
August 28, 2024 09:00 ET | Source: Giant Magellan Telescope

Giant Magellan Telescope Mount Fabrication Begins

ROCKFORD, Ill., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope and Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. today announced the start of manufacturing and assembly of the largest telescope mount...