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A new image of two galaxies colliding.
At a facility in the Atacama desert the world's most powerful radio telescope begins the quest to view the origins of the universe.
The telescope consists of an array of giant antennae on top of one of the highest plateaus in Chile.
It's able to detect light which emanated from stars created hundreds of millions of years ago.- a facility
a group of buildings and structures that are used for a particular purpose, often scientific or military
- quest
a long and hard search for something that is difficult or maybe even impossible to find
- an array of
a group of similar items, often an impressive collection of objects
- plateaus
a plateau is an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it. The plural can also be spelt 'plateaux'.
- emanated from
came from, was produced by