A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

Workers in Chile are making progress on the Extremely Large Telescope, planned as one of the most capable astronomical ...

A project expected to bring major changes to humanity's understanding of the universe, the Extremely Large Telescope with a ...

A stronomers using the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile have imaged a filament of the ...

Astronomers have discovered a truly ancient monster: a radio jet 200,000 light-years wide, originating from when the universe ...

Paranal’s facilities, however, should soon be outclassed by ESO’s under-construction $1.5-billion Extremely Large Telescope, or ELT, which boasts a light-gathering primary mirror nearly 40 ...

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 ...

Recent science updates include Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaking the sound barrier, progress on the Extremely Large Telescope ...

The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, aims to explore exoplanets for potential life and examine the ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as ...