In the middle of Chile's Atacama desert, there's lots of activity as construction on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is still underway, with cranes helping to move pieces in place. The ELT is the ...

The Extremely Large Telescope will revolutionize our view of the cosmos when it sees first light in Chile in 2028. In fact, it could detect hints of alien life around our closest neighboring star ...

New Mexico’s Plains of San Agustin are otherworldly: Silence, sand and sharp plants reign on the valley floor. Knobbly volcanic rock rises above. Pronghorns’ legs and jackrabbits’ ears break up the ...

A groundbreaking telescope currently being built in northern Chile could detect potential signs of alien life in under half a day, according to a simulation study. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), ...

Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you ...

Taking direct images of exoplanets is notoriously difficult. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Very Large Telescope in Chile ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope's fifth mirror segment takes shape at the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. Seven of the world’s largest mirrors that make-up one giant 80 feet/25.4 meter ...

The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) is a 6-meter-diameter state-of-the-art telescope designed to operate at submillimeter to millimeter wavelengths for wide field observations and large-area ...

Feb. 20 (UPI) --Chile's Very Large Telescope has captured direct images of a bright, Jupiter-like exoplanet after data from two European Space Agency satellites showed a gravitational pull on the ...

"If you want to take the stairs and walkways from the entrance of the ELT's dome all the way up to the top, you need about 30 minutes." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...