A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most ...

Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. The discovery, reported in two separate studies, was made possible thanks to the Atacama Large ...

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...

Chile's Atacama desert is the driest non-polar region on Earth, where "the sky shines when the sun sets", said The Guardian.

The effects of a proposed green-energy facility in Chile could be devastating for some of the most powerful instruments ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert—home to the ...

An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on ...

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on the facilities at the Paranal Observatory, Chile — and the results are ...

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, but could that be under threat with increasing urbanisation and mining development?