The world's largest radio telescope is resuming operations after workers decided to end a 17-day strike.
The installation known as the Atacama Large Millimetre/Sublimate Array is to reopen tomorrow because workers reached an agreement with Associated Universities Inc., which employs the Chilean staff.
The agreement includes reduced work hours and a bonus for high altitude work.
The observatory known as ALMA is located on a remote plateau above Chile's Atacama desert some 16,400-feet above sea level.
It searches for clues about the dawn of the cosmos, from the coldest gases and dust where galaxies are formed to the energy produced by the Big Bang.
The USD 1.4 billion project is jointly funded by the United States, Canada, Japan and Europe.
