Astronomy as Scientific Extractivism: The Conflict Over the Installation of the European Very Large Telescope in Chile in the 1990s
Science, Technology and Society
Published online on May 02, 2026
Abstract
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This article examines the 1990s conflict over the construction of the European Very Large Telescope (VLT) on Cerro Paranal in Chile’s Atacama Desert, through an analysis of media coverage from Chile’s main daily newspaper, as well as other secondary ...
This article examines the 1990s conflict over the construction of the European Very Large Telescope (VLT) on Cerro Paranal in Chile’s Atacama Desert, through an analysis of media coverage from Chile’s main daily newspaper, as well as other secondary ...