Written by Rodrigo Guterres
Cerro Armazones, Chile (Reuters) – Dozens of boxes that carry mirrors are placed along the distant desert hill in northern Chile while workers make progress in building a very large telescope, planned as one of the most astronomical posts that have been assembled at all.
The telescope, which is currently 60 %, aims to search for evidence of possible life on planets that go beyond our solar system – called EXoplanets – and live in time to search for the first stars and galaxies in the universe. His first scientific notes are expected by the end of 2028.
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It is a project of 1.45 billion euros (1.51 billion dollars) for the Southern European Government Research Organization.
“We will practically affect all areas of astronomy. We will be able to see how the first galaxies were formed at the beginning of the universe. Chile,” said astronomical physicist Easiam de Gregory, representative of the Southern Observatory in the Mountains at the beginning of the universe. The first stars.
“We will see with a lot of details, and half of the stars in other galaxies – and above all, are really presented in our understanding of other worlds that revolve around other stars. De Gregorio added that studying the atmosphere of worlds around other stars to see if there are signs of life.”
The boxes are scheduled to be assembled in one giant mirror about 1-1/2 times the size of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The main mirror of the telescope will measure about 39.3 meters (130 feet), consisting of 798 pieces.
It is located in the middle of the ARID ATACAMA desert, which is one of the best places on Earth for astronomy. Telescope is located on Armazones Hill, about 3050 meters (10,000 feet) above sea level and is about 1000 km (620 miles) north of the Chilean capital.
The telescope is expected to be the largest infrared light facility in the world for decades.
Mirrors are ready and wait for the installation.
“This is a big challenge,” said Tobias Muller, Director of Assembly, Integration and Verification of Telescope.
Muller added: “The telescope is a very complex system, not only made up of one mirror, but multiple mirrors of different complexity,” Muller added.
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(Rodrigo Guterres report in favor of Reuters TV
