Chile is constructing the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), the world's largest optical and near-infrared telescope, atop Cerro Armazones in the Atacama Desert. With a 39-meter primary mirror, the ...

Science News: In Chile's Atacama Desert, the European Southern Observatory is constructing the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), poised to be the world's largest opt ...

China called on Chile to approve the construction of a Chinese observatory in the country’s north and overcome US “interference” to block the project.

Later this year, astronomers will start filming an unprecedented 10-year movie of the southern sky, using a brand-new and super-powerful telescope facility in Chile.

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Mar 28, 2025 23:00:00 Chile is building a 'super-large telescope' that could discover extraterrestrial life overnight. By . ESO In life exploration to find out whether there is life on a distant ...

The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star ...

A view of the site where European Southern Observatory (ESO) is constructing the world's largest optical telescope atop a mountain in Chile's arid Atacama desert, in Chile, January 26, 2025.

The telescope is located on Armazones Hill, about 3,050 meters (10,000 feet) above sea level and located about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) north of Chile's capital. [[nid:669177]] ...