The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, ...

The Extremely Large Telescope under construction in Chile's Atacama Desert could detect signs of alien life on other planets ...

The primary mirror array will be 128 feet (39 meters) across, allowing it to gather more light and greater detail than any ...

Over the past few years or so the most talked about kind of telescope was the one that is meant to operate in space. An ...

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...

An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on ...

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

Learn about the Giant Magellan Telescope–one of three next-generation, ground-based telescopes that are currently under ...

Credit: J. Beltrán/ESO Work began on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) more than a decade ago, and it's still about three years away from its ribbon-cutting ceremony. But if scientists are ...

The four lasers of ESO’s Very Large Telescope piercing the heart of the Milky Way. (F. Millour/ESO via SWNS) By Dean Murray A ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

Nestled at an altitude of nearly 10,000 feet, atop a mountain in Chile’s ... light and infrared telescope in the world. When completed, the appropriately named Extremely Large Telescope (ELT ...