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World’s Largest Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat: Light Pollution from Renewable Energy
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 ...
Chile-based telescope will search for earliest stars and signs of extraterrestrial life
Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...
World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...
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Supersonic Breakthroughs and Giant Telescopes: Science's New Frontier
Recent science updates include Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaking the sound barrier, progress on the Extremely Large Telescope ...
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NASA X-ray telescope Chandra discovers black holes 'blow' on their food to cool it down
Observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope and the VLT have revealed jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause ...
World's largest telescopes threatened by light pollution
European Southern Observatory Director General Xavier Barcons told Space.com that astronomers expect the project to brighten ...
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Extreme supersonic winds measured on planet outside our Solar System
Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet-stream of its kind ever ...
What's light pollution that threatens the Very Large Telescopes in Chile
Light pollution from a planned renewable energy project in Chile could significantly impact the European Southern Observatory ...