The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed, marking another key milestone in the observatory's construction. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO ...

The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028. The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed, marking another key milestone in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four bright lasers, the most powerful ever put on a telescope, fire into the night sky to create an artificial guide star for the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope at the ...

Very Large Telescope (VLT). VLT, which cost some $350 million to build in the 1990s ($840 million in today's dollars), is one of the world's most sensitive sky-watching instruments, capable of ...

The dome and skeleton of the ESO Extremely Large Telescope. Source: ESO/G.Vecchia The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which is designed to observe ...

Scientists have warned that a renewable energy project poses a risk for the world’s largest telescope. AES Energy, a US-based company, plans to construct a large renewable hydrogen facility in ...

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A massive $10 billion renewable energy complex proposed just a few miles from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile could severely disrupt observations with increased ...