Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

ESO estimates the complex will leak as much light pollution as a city with a population of about 20,000. Parts of the ...

The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, aims to explore exoplanets for potential life and examine the ...

The telescope is a project of the European Southern Observatory intergovernmental research organisation and is under ...

La Mano del Desierto is a giant sculpture in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It stands over 11 meters tall, making it a striking ...

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Another special element of desert weddings in Chile is the incorporation of indigenous rituals into the ceremony. Couples can ...

Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ... back in time to look for the universe's earliest stars and galaxies. Its first scientific observations ...

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"We're going to see with a lot of detail, and characterize stars that are in other galaxies ... It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope construction at Atacama desert in Chile ...