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Unique wide-field telescope will make ‘sky movies’Cerro Pachon, Chile - A powerful new telescope that will image the entire sky every three nights will be located in Chile, officials have announced. If it receives the required funding, the telescope is expected to begin operating in 2012. |
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Astronomers Find Trio of Neptunes and their BeltLa Silla Observatory, Atacama Desert, Chile - Using the ultra-precise HARPS spectrograph on ESO's 3.6-m telescope at La Silla (Chile), a team of European astronomers have discovered that a nearby star is host to three Neptune-mass planets. |
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Scientists discover ‘most important’ blue whale colonyChile - Scientists say they have discovered one of the world's most important blue whale colonies off the coast of Chile, where the endangered animals appear to be staying for the summer instead of migrating south to the Antarctic to feed according to their traditional migratory patterns. |
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Chile Inaugurates First Woman PresidentValparaiso, Chile - Michelle Bachelet, a Socialist pediatrician who suffered prison, torture and exile under Chile's military dictatorship, was sworn in as the nation's first female president on Saturday. |
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Court strips Pinochet of immunitySantiago, Chile - Chile's Supreme Court has ruled former military ruler Augusto Pinochet can face charges related to the killing of 119 dissidents. |
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Chile’s Environmentalists Wake Up, Go For The GoldSantiago, Chile - Thousands of environmentalists marched in 14 Chilean cities on Saturday to celebrate the growing clout of their movement after two victories against major industries. |
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Network of UN ecological reserves adds 22 new sitesNew York City - Ranging from coastal mangrove forests to desert mountains chains, and stretching from Chile to Mongolia, 22 ecosystems have been added to a United Nations programme that promotes sustainable development on a scientific basis with the active involvement of local communities. |
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Most distant Einstein ring is revealedChile - Astronomers have spotted the most distant Einstein ring ever seen. |
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