Mysterious Galactic Nomads: At Least 70 Rogue Planets Uncovered in Our Milky Way
Rogue planets are elusive cosmic objects that have masses comparable to those of the planets in our Solar System but do not orbit a star,…
ELT News
Incredible Journey of Main Mirror Segments for the Extremely Large Telescope
M1, the primary mirror of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), is the centerpiece of the revolutionary astronomy machine currently under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert….
Tertiary Mirror Allows World’s Biggest Eye on the Sky to Image With Unprecedented Quality
ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), the world’s biggest eye on the sky, will have a pioneering five-mirror optical system that will allow it to unveil…
First Mirror Segment for Extremely Large Telescope Successfully Cast
The first six hexagonal segments for the main mirror of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) have been successfully cast by the German company SCHOTT at…
Secondary Mirror of Extremely Large Telescope Successfully Cast
SCHOTT at Mainz, Germany has completed the casting of the secondary mirror blank for ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The completed mirror will be 4.2…