Chile-based telescope will search for earliest stars and signs of extraterrestrial life
Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...
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Astronomers discover 3 tiny moons orbiting Uranus and Neptune
Sheppard used the Magellan Telescope in Chile to find the brighter of the two Neptunian moons. Collaborating with David Tholen at the University of Hawaii, Chad Trujillo at Northern Arizona ...
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Three tiny new moons spotted orbiting Uranus and Neptune
The tiny moon was spotted using the Magellan telescope in Chile by Scott Sheppard of Carnegie Science. He also identified two Neptunian moons, S/2002 N5, which is around 14 miles across ...
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Industrial Complex Proposal Threatens Some of the World’s Clearest Skies for Astronomy
“Chile, and in particular Paranal ... world’s largest digital camera), and the under-construction Giant Magellan Telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory. The LSST Camera at the Rubin ...
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Light pollution threatens world's largest telescope and darkest observatory, experts warn
Astronomers are raising concerns about light pollution threatening Mount Paranal, home to the world-renowned Very Large Telescope (VLT). A proposed renewable hydrogen project in Chile could jeopardise ...