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The Extremely Large Telescope’s Dome is on the Move
Construction of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) reached a milestone, with the structure of the dome completed just enough where…
What Could the Extremely Large Telescope See at Proxima Centauri's Planet?
Astronomers discovered a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun. Could there…
Need a Project? You can Build a Paper Model of the Extremely Large Telescope
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will be the world’s largest optical/near-infrared telescope. It is under construction on top of a…
The Giant Magellan Telescope’s 6th Mirror has Just Been Cast. One More to Go
Work has begun on the sixth and seventh mirror segments for the Giant Magellan Telescope, which will begin studying the…
Here’s the Extremely New Website for the Extremely Large Telescope
In the vein of “go big or go home,” the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has launched a stunning new website…
The European Extremely Large Telescope Just Got a 10% Budget Boost, Now Costing $1.5 Billion
Funding is an extremely important aspect of any large-scale science project. The whims of financial controllers can greatly expand or…
An Extremely Large Hole has Been Dug for the Extremely Large Telescope
The ESO has broken ground on the Extremely Large Telescope, which will be the world's largest and most-advanced telescope once…
Next Generation Telescopes Could Use “Teleportation” to Take Better Images
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, quantum mechanics may allow for some truly-cutting edge astronomy…
New Video Shows Construction Beginning on the World’s Largest Telescope
A new video released by the ESO illustrates the construction of the Extremely Large Telescope, which will be the world's…
The Extremely Large Telescope
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is planning on building a massive - and I do mean massive - telescope in…