In the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, at an altitude of over 3,000 meters, an immense silver dome is being prepared to house the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in 2028. This will be the world's ...

As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

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Chile's dark, starry skies, crucial for astronomy, face threats from urban expansion. Astronomers, including Angel Otarola, ...

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

Although astronomy excites many Americans, most are unaware of the substantial investments made by the United States and Chile — together — in pursuit of understanding our universe.

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