Telescope being built in Chile would be world’s largest

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November 12th, 2015 -

Construction on what is expected to be the world’s largest telescope began Wednesday in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The massive telescope, dubbed the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), is slated to begin its early operations by 2021, according to a news release. “An enormous amount of work has gone into the design phase of the project and development…