E-ELT
The Biggest Telescope in the World is Half Built
The European Southern Observatory continues to build the largest telescope in the world, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). Construction of…
Rise of the Super Telescopes: The European Extremely Large Telescope
Once the E-ELT is completed in 2014, it will be the largest optical/infrared observatory in the world.
Boom! Get Up Close To Yesterday’s Mountaintop Explosion For Astronomy
Talk about starting your astronomy work with a bang! Yesterday's controlled explosion on the top of Cerro Armazones marked the start…
Poof! Mountain Blows Its Top To Make Way For Huge Telescope
All's clear for a huge telescope to start construction on a mountaintop in Chile! That puff you see is the top…
Watch A Mountaintop Blow Up Live For Astronomy Tomorrow
While we space geeks are lucky enough to watch rocket launches regularly, it's not often we get to see a…
Gorgeous Telescope Timelapse Makes You Feel Like You’re Standing In Chile
As the chill of winter settles into the northern hemisphere, fantasies of down-south travel pervade a lot of people's dreams.…
Coming Soon: World’s Largest Optical Telescope
[/caption] The world’s largest optical/infrared telescope has been given the initial go-ahead to be built. Called the European Extremely Large…
Dramatic Moonset — Amazing Sight on Cerro Paranal
[/caption] Need a new desktop image? Usually the Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal in Chile provides us with stunning…