Mountain top blasted for world's largest telescope

The European Extremely Large Telescope will let astronomers delve deeper into the universe

Artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)
(Image credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO) website.)

A Chilean mountain top has been blown up to make way for the European Extremely Large Telescope, nicknamed the "world's biggest eye on the sky".

Due to be completed by 2022, the telescope is being built by the European Southern Observatory, and will be the largest optical and infrared telescope in the world.

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