Cosmic forensic experts are reconstructing the magnetic field around an infant star from the planet-forming disk of gas and dust around it.

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

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

Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is an array of 66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, while the Submillimeter Array (SMA) is a similar eight-element array ...

Plates of aluminum will be added to the exterior of the frame to protect the telescope from the extreme environment of the Atacama desert, including variable temperatures, according to a statement ...

Laser beams leave the dome of a Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory in Atacama desert, Chile, January 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters CERRO ...

The telescope's primary mirror will measure about 39.3 meters (130 feet), made up of 798 pieces. It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth ...

The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence of potential life on planets beyond our solar system - called exoplanets - and peer back in time to look for the ...

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