Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

The area is home to the Paranal Observatory, which houses the European ... That work could be jeopardized if the night sky brightens, even a fraction. "Light pollution is the main threat to ...

As night falls on the Atacama desert ... billed as the world's "biggest eye on the sky," currently under construction near the Paranal Observatory. The stadium-sized telescope is slated to be ...

The Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama desert is ... That work could be jeopardized if the night sky brightens, even a fraction. “Light pollution is the main threat to astronomy because ...