World's Highest Astronomical Observatory Inaugurated in Chile's Atacama

Situated at 5,640m altitude on Cerro Chajnantor, the University of Tokyo's Atacama Observatory (TAO) is now the world's loftiest, aiming to delve into the mysteries of the universe's origins.

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