AGC Plasma Technology Solutions is proud to announce its pivotal role in enabling the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the most ambitious ground-based ...

Here’s how it works. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will be the world's largest optical telescope, with a primary mirror that measures 128 feet (39 meters) across. It is being built by the ...

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The European Southern Observatory (ESO)'s Extremely Large Telescope is seen taking shape in this May 1 , 2025 photo captured directly above the construction site. Construction on ESO's Extremely ...

Construction of the telescope, fittingly named the Extremely Large Telescope, is set to be complete in 2024. The telescope's construction was commissioned by the European Southern Observatory ...

The first stone for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) was laid during an opening ceremony last week in Chile. Its name isn’t pure hyperbole — the ELT will boast a main mirror measuring 128 ...

This simple animation shows you just how immense the European Extremely Large Telescope is going to be compared to the Pyramids of Giza, the Colosseum in Rome, and the Statue of Liberty.

The European Southern Observatory in Chile has announced that it will begin construction of the Extremely Large Telescope, a monstrous telescope with a 39-meter (128 feet) main mirror. As the ...

These discoveries pose many new questions that future generations of Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) could answer. The combination of unprecedented acuity and light gathering power will provide ...

The Extremely Large Telescope or ELT will be the most powerful optical telescope ever built. When it opens for business in 2028, it promises to reshape our view of the cosmos. Astronomers from ...