The University of Tokyo has inaugurated the Atacama Observatory (TAO). It has been built on the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in the Antofagasta Region, at 5,640 meters above sea level.  

• TAO also houses a 6.5-meter optical-infrared telescope.
• The telescope will focus on understanding the nature of the universe, according to Emol’s academic section.  
• This new observatory is located near the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array) radio telescope, one of the largest astronomical projects in the world, in which an international association of countries participates.