There is going to be a new world's largest telescope in the years to come, and it is going to be BIG - 40 meters in diameter big!
The price tag is big too, 1083 million euros in 2012 euros....pretty hefty for a time when European countries are flittering with financial implosion. But I applaud the ESO for the courage to proceed with this very ambitious project.
![](http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/newsfeature/eso1225a.jpg)
Details will be forthcoming as the project gets underway but the telescope will be large enough to directly image exo-solar planets and find Earth sized planets as well.
Read More About It: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1225/
Sky Guy in VA
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