“…Based at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, the optical telescope is made up from 36 separate hexagonal mirror segments which together form the 10.4m primary mirror.

Its vast size will enable it to capture some of the most distant light in the Universe, helping researchers look for information that might help to explain the evolution of the cosmos.

It will probe far-off galaxies, look into the secrets of star formation, and hunt for Earth-like planets…” Full Slice

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