Astronomers set sights on Earth-like planets and the first starlight

Astronomers from across Europe today took a step closer to making their plans for a giant telescope a reality when they unveiled the scientific case for an Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) – a monster telescope with a light capturing mirror of between 50 and 100 metres, dwarfing all previous optical telescope facilities.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news5001.html">Astronomers set sights on Earth-like planets and the first starlight</a></p> <p>Astronomers from across Europe today took a step closer to making their plans for a giant telescope a reality when they unveiled the scientific case for an Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) – a monster telescope with a light capturing mirror of between 50 and 100 metres, dwarfing all previous optical telescope facilities.</p>