CERN: how Chile managed to become a member of one of the largest physical centers in the world - La Tercera

A fundamental milestone for Chilean science and research occurred a few days ago, after the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation reported that the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) approved the incorporation of Chile as an Associated Member State. “We are users today. That means that we collaborate with CERN, we do research for them, but we do not have the right to vote or participate in its administration or polic…

In the Atacama Desert, in northern Chile, the world's largest telescope is under construction, but a plant project threatens to severely compromise the quality of the world's purest sky.