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

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

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

The company said it conducted studies that show a maximum increase in the natural brightness of the sky would not exceed 0.27 percent on Paranal Hill and 0.09 percent on Armazones Hill due to the ...

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

Light pollution is increasing globally, and having a negative impact on wildlife and humans. But the solutions are ...

This article delves into five such customs that couples infuse into their nuptials amidst the sands of Chile. Since the Atacama Desert boasts one of the clearest night skies on Earth, numerous ...

Thomas Richard Marsh, an astrophysicist at University of Warwick, was last seen a week ago near the astronomical observatory La Silla on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert where he is understood ...

Cosmic forensic experts are reconstructing the magnetic field around an infant star from the planet-forming disk of gas and dust around it.

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 ...

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 ...