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World's largest telescope to unravel mysteries of universe opens today in Chile

London, March 13: This is called the  £1billion 'time machine' which could finally reveal mysteries of the universe.Made up of 66 giant antennae which can gather the faintest radio waves from space for processing by

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: March 13, 2013 7:50 IST
world s largest telescope to unravel mysteries of universe
world s largest telescope to unravel mysteries of universe opens today in chile

London, March 13: This is called the  £1billion 'time machine' which could finally reveal mysteries of the universe.




Made up of 66 giant antennae which can gather the faintest radio waves from space for processing by a supercomputer, the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) is located in the Chile desert, the world's coldest desert, at a height of 16,400 feet, roughly half the cruising height of a jumbo jet.

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