In the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, at an altitude of over 3,000 meters, an immense silver dome is being prepared to house the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in 2028. This will be the world's ...

A high-stakes face-off is brewing in the arid deserts of northern Chile, between astronomers building the world’s largest optical telescope and a proposed green energy megaproject from an ...

When fully assembled, M1 will be the largest mirror ever built for an optical telescope. The inner frame of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) which will support all five mirrors of the ELT ...

When fully assembled, M1 will be the largest mirror ever built for an optical telescope. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

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Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

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World’s largest telescope dome completed in Chile ELT dome will house massive telescope for groundbreaking research Telescope aims to revolutionize space exploration by 2028 ...

The telescope is expected to be the largest optical-infrared facility in the world for decades. The mirrors are ready and awaiting installation.