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The result was a 30-meter class, extremely large, segmented optical infrared telescope design using giant primary mirrors based on the heritage of the twin Magellan Telescopes, the Large Binocular Telescope, and the Multiple Mirror Telescope.

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The Most Distant Human Journey of Discovery

400 - 1000 characters. Intro paragraph that explains the main scientific goals of GMTO, the ambitious aims and the primary fields of discovery, investigation and analysis. Not sure about the lexical popular/scientific balance. Anyway, this page aggregates and introduces 3 fields of scientific interest: Exoplanets, Birth and Death of Stars, Cosmology & Dark Universe

Exoplanet Science Astronomers have discovered thousands of planets orbiting other stars. Their sheer number and amazing diversity—from lava-worlds to super-Jupiters—give us a new perspective on our place in the universe.

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Birth of Stars The physics of star formation is central to understanding the formation and life cycle of galaxies, stars, and planets.

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Death of Stars For most of the life of a star, nuclear fusion deep in the star’s core generates pressure and releases energy.

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Galaxy Evolution The diversity of galaxies we see around us today is the product of more than ten billion years of galaxy evolution over the history of the universe.

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Science Book Discover more about areas of frontier science best explored with a large aperture ground-based telescope

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Image Credits: NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute
Image Credits: NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute