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Because of its altitude (10,000 feet above sea level), low humidity and minimal light pollution, Chile’s Atacama desert is the site of some of the world’s largest and most powerful telescopes. The observatories in the desert are privileged viewing and listening posts, where antennae and lenses can capture signals emitted from the most distant...
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