Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope — is currently under development on the Cerro Armazones mountain ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

STORY: Among the remote desert hills of northern Chile lies the aptly named “Extremely Large Telescope.” :: Cerro Armazones, Chile The project, about 60% complete, is planned as one of the most ...

A: The Extremely Large Telescope is planned to be one of the most capable astronomical observatories ever assembled. The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence ...

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 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In 2016, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope achieved “first light” on its new optics system, shooting four lasers into the sky for the ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope under construction in the Atacama desert in January 2025. | Credit: ESO/G. Vecchia The latest progress photos taken in January 2025 show cranes busy at work ...