Looking for the origins of the universe? Head to Chile

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The conditions optimal for studying the heavens aren’t exactly optimal for human life.
Namely, they are nosebleed-inducing high altitude, distance from cities with night-sky-polluting lights and desert conditions, where rain droplets can’t interfere with radio signals. In short, the Atacama plateau in northern Chile. That’s where scientists are building one of the world’s largest Earth-based astronomical projects, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, known as ALMA.  more...