The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution and other unwanted side effects from the proposed construction of a renewa ...

Construction of the world's largest telescope moves forward with progress of the structure's dome and housing for the primary mirror. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large ...

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a risk of being blinded by ...

Related video above contains images taken by the James Webb telescope. SAN DIEGO (KSWB ... M42 in the constellation Orion “M42 is a very large, bright and visible emission nebula in the ...

The construction of the Extremely Large Telescope can be observed on the laboratory's webpage using the installed webcams. The latest pictures show cranes busy installing the outer aluminum layers, ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the construction of the Extremely ...

Video and photos courtesy of ESO. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech On April 26, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope achieved “first light” on its new optics system ...

the Very Large Telescope has captured ancient and recent astronomical events alike, both in our galaxy and far beyond its reaches. In 2021, the telescope snapped images of 42 of the solar system ...

The mighty telescope ... The latest progress photos taken in January 2025 show cranes busy at work installing the outer aluminum layers, also known as cladding. Part of the dome will have large ...