The world's largest telescopes will be built in the desert in northern Chile at a cost of $ 1 billion more, according to the European Southern Observatory said recently.Largest-sized 42-meter telescope that will observe the sky to discover exoplanets, or planets around the star, and also trying to unlock the mysteries of matter and energy are still dark.
The telescope will be built 3060 meters above sea level on a mountain in the Atacama desert are rich mines in northern Chile, which is suitable for large telescopes because the surface of the water vapor is low and clear night sky.
"Its size will allow us to observe the planets are basically like Earth," said Lars Lindberg Christensen, head of public education and the achievement of the observatory in Garching, Germany.
"It will be able to test fundamental physics to a level previously not possible," he said.
"We will study black holes, galaxies and dark matter and energy, which are two composite or part of the universe is not yet fully known." The telescope is expected to start operations in 2018.
Standing in the World's Largest Telescope in Chile
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