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The ELT can probe ultra-diffuse galaxies and their dark matter mysteries
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We've been waiting a long time for the Extremely Large Telescope's first light, scheduled for March 2029. Telescopes this large, powerful and costly always have multiple science goals, and that's true for the ELT. One of its science goals is to study fundamental aspects of the un
We've been waiting a long time for the Extremely Large Telescope's first light, scheduled for March 2029. Telescopes this large, powerful and costly always have multiple science goals, and that's true for the ELT. One of its science goals is to study fundamental aspects of the universe, including dark matter.
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