AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAstronomy from Chile: ESO’s Very Large Telescope in the Atacama has spotted the fastest known star in the Milky Way, whipping around the supermassive black hole at the center at about 15,534 miles per second, completing an orbit in just 8.7 years—close enough to feel the black hole’s rotation. Sky survey upgrade: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 3.2-billion-pixel camera is now driving its Legacy Survey of Space and Time from Chile, aiming to generate up to seven million scientific alerts per night as it repeatedly images the southern sky. Interstellar object science: New results on the Chile-discovered interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS show its heavy water points to cold, alien planetary-system conditions. Chile tech & industry: Princeton Critical Minerals says its brine-based lithium tech has moved into active production in Chile, using AI-enabled pond monitoring to scale output. Trade push: India and Chile are accelerating free-trade talks focused on easier access to critical minerals like lithium and copper. Energy & copper pipeline: Codelco is close to a deal with Pucobre for the Tovaku oxide copper project, with potential production years away.
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