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Wired News: 'Giant Telescope Will Peek at Past'

The USA and Mexico are collaborating on a significant scientific venture to construct a huge radio telescope "on top of a volcano that will let astronomers look back 13 billion years and uncover secrets about the creation of the universe".'With a 165-foot antenna and a total cost of nearly $120 million, the project dwarfs any scientific endeavor that Mexico has been involved in before.The gleaming white structure, which looks like a gigantic satellite dish, springs out of volcanic rocks on the freezing-cold summit of the 15,000-foot-high Sierra Negra.'

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Source: Wired News

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