How does the future optical/near-infrared telescope match up against the world’s grandest sights
Astronomy
Astronomy
Space Exploration
‘First Stone’ ceremony signals beginning of super telescope’s construction
The European Extremely Large Telescope will observe the universe in unprecedented detail on top of a mountain in northern Chile
Astronomy
VIDEO: Watch a mountaintop get blown off for the world’s largest telescope
As part of our 50th issue, we promised to reveal the moment a mountain got blown up in the name of astrophysics
News
FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 50
We reveal the nation’s favourite space discoveries of all time in our 50th issue
FutureTech
A billion-dollar telescope in Lego
Fancy building your own Lego super-telescope?
Astronomy
What’s the largest optical telescope in the world?
We take a look at the biggest optical telescope of them all