Four Powerful Lasers Illuminate the Milky Way and Echo Ancient Traditions

In Chile’s desert skies, four lasers from ESO’s telescope revive ancient Andean beliefs about a sacred, layered universe guided by the power of four. Four powerful laser beams from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) reach deep into the heart of the Milky Way in this striking image. Cutting through a star-filled night, the lasers are [...]