Hoping to find life on other planets, astronomers start on giant Chile telescope
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 09:50
in Astronomy & Space
CERRO LAS CAMPANAS, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet put hammer to stone on an Andean mountaintop on Wednesday evening to mark the start of construction for one of the world's most advanced telescopes, an instrument that may help shed light on the possibility of life on distant planets.