Work progresses on giant telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert
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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World’s Driest Desert Seen From Space Reveals Weird Greyish Mountains- Turns Out, It’s a Manmade Blunder
This Chilean desert became a scapegoat for reckless humans who have no regard for how they affect the natural resources.
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World’s Largest Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat: Light Pollution from Renewable Energy
Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...
‘A $1.5 billion eye’: A rival to James Webb is being quietly tested in a barren desert
Hidden in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the $1.5B Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) nears completion. With a massive 130-ft mirror, ...
World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...
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Chile's Giant Telescope: Peering into the Universe's Origins
The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, aims to explore exoplanets for potential life and examine the ...
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World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project
Mount Paranal, an 8,740-foot-high (2,664 m) peak in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, is one of the last spots on Earth ...
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World’s largest battery project gets £240 million
The world’s largest battery energy storage system, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, has received a huge cash boost. DNV has ...
World's largest telescopes threatened by light pollution
European Southern Observatory Director General Xavier Barcons told Space.com that astronomers expect the project to brighten ...