Chile’s giant telescope looks for answers
Astronomers hope world’s largest telescope project will provide clues on how the universe formed.
Published On 27 Dec 2011
Deep in the Chilean desert, the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array, or ALMA, the largest telescope project on Earth, aims to shed light on how the universe was formed.
The ALMA will eventually have 66 radio antennae, with each 12-metre-high tower costing approximately $10m.
Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from Chile’s Chajnantor Plateau.
Source: Al Jazeera