ESO's Extremely Large Telescope construction at Atacama desert in Chile ...

Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in ...

The boxes are due to be assembled into one giant mirror approximately 1-1/2 ... It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy.

The goal is to study exoplanets and early universe.

The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence of potential life on planets beyond our solar system - called exoplanets - and peer back in time to look for the ...

The boxes are due to be assembled into one giant mirror approximately 1-1/2 times the size of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. The telescope’s primary mirror will measure about 39.3 meters (130 feet), made ...

The boxes are due to be assembled into one giant mirror approximately 1-1/2 times the size of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. The telescope's primary mirror will measure about 39.3 meters (130 feet), made ...

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