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The telescope big enough to spot signs of alien life on other planets

Engineers are about to blast away the top of a Chilean mountain to create a site for the European Extremely Large Telescope. It will allow us, for the first time, to directly observe planets outside the solar system.

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  • hxxp
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    European Extremely Large Telescope? Seriously?

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    • aj0690
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      Lessens the confusion lol

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    • windaeris
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      Most creative name ever, lol.

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    • geoleo
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      I know. The name is ridiculous, and the location (Chile) isn't even in Europe.

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