Inside Europe's bid to build world's most powerful optical telescope

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Inside Europe's bid to build world's most powerful optical telescope

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France 24
Associated Press
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Chile's Atacama desert has become a hub of world-class astronomy, with some of the clearest views of our universe. A new project from the European Southern Observatory, the Extremely Large Telescope, will bring those. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Inside Europe's bid to build world's most powerful optical telescope
France 24
France 24
Lean Left
4/27/2026

Inside Europe's bid to build world's most powerful optical telescope

Chile's Atacama desert has become a hub of world-class astronomy, with some of the clearest views of our universe. A new project from the European Southern Observatory, the Extremely Large Telescope, will bring those stunning views even closer to the human eye.

The Milky Way stretches across the night sky as seen from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Associated Press4/26/2026

The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) — It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before long, a whole galaxy stretches across the sky, visible to the naked eye. In Chile’s Atacama Desert, the night sky.