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

ESO estimates the complex will leak as much light pollution as a city with a population of about 20,000. Parts of the ...

Laser beams leave the dome of a Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory in Atacama desert, Chile, January 25 ... in the natural ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope — is currently under development on the Cerro Armazones mountain ...

Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in ...

Experience the magic of the night sky in stunning deserts and high-altitude observatories. Mauna Kea, at 13,796 feet, hosts advanced telescopes, offering astronomers and stargazers exceptional ...

CERRO PARANAL, Chile - Chile's pristine, dark desert skies, world-renowned for ... a maximum increase in the natural brightness of the sky would not exceed 0.27% on Paranal Hill and 0.09% on ...

AES Chile, the Chile-based ... legal protections of the Chilean night sky, especially in the vicinity of the precious observatories in the Atacama Desert. The Chilean government passed regulations ...

Astronomers worry about light pollution from industrial projects Chile's mining and energy projects threaten dark desert skies AES ... natural brightness of the sky would not exceed 0.27% on ...