Europe's Big Telescopes Foster International Cooperation | Video

Friday, October 5, 2012 - 11:31 in Astronomy & Space

The 15 countries that make up the ESO help the astronomical organization's mission of scientific inquiry and public outreach in different ways. For example, the VLT uses a German-crafted mirror, polished in France, and assembled in Chile by Italy.

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