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The Extremely Large Telescope - under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

The Extremely Large Telescope - under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

Update: 2024-09-21
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It might be the largest telescope humans will ever build. We visit the site in Chile’s high dry Atacama Desert.

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The Extremely Large Telescope - under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

The Extremely Large Telescope - under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

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