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The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO), the world's tallest optical-infrared telescope, opened after 26 years of planning and construction in Chile's Atacama Desert, offering high-resolution celestial images.
<p>How do planets form? How do galaxies evolve? And ultimately, how did the universe itself begin? A unique astronomical observatory that researchers hope will unravel some of the biggest mysteries out there marks its opening on April 30, 2024. </p> At an altitude of 5,640 meters, the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO), built on the summit of a desert mountain in northern Chile, is the highest astronomical observatory in the world, which should give it unrivaled capabilities, but presents some novel challenges.
A new Japanese observatory built high in the Chilean Andes mountains promises fresh views of the early universe.