Breakthrough Telescope to Map Origins of Stars, Galaxies and the 'Cosmic Dawn'
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
A unique and powerful telescope capable of mapping the sky at submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths is headed to South America. With a slated completion date of 2021, the 6-meter aperture telescope, Cerro Chajnantor Atacama Telescope-prime (CCAT-p), will be located near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in the Atacama Desert in Chile.