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Summary
The MAGIC Telescopes in La Palma, Canary Islands, are a stereoscopic system of two 17m Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes. MAGIC measures high-energetic gamma rays for more than 10 years, has discovered many sources, and enlarged our fundamental understanding of gamma-ray astronomy in the energy regime between around 50 GeV and more than 50 TeV. The extensive physics program of MAGIC includes the study of pulsars and other galactic and extragalactic objects, as well as fundamental physics and dark matter searches. Highlights of the most recent findings from MAGIC observations are discussed, among them the two farthest Active Galactic Nuclei detected so far in very high-energy gamma rays. Also presented are perspectives to improve the performance of the telescopes and increase the efficiency of their observations, enabling MAGIC to reinforce its major role in gamma-ray astronomy.
