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The Observatory That Listens to the Beginning

High on a windless plateau, a new array of instruments is straining to hear the faintest signal in the universe — the echo of its first light. Getting there meant defeating a subtler enemy: noise.

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A telescope silhouetted against a star-filled night sky
The array sits on a plateau chosen for one quality above all: silence. Photograph: Unsplash