The Atacama Desert in Chile is famous for its extremely clear skies and high altitude. One of the driest places on Earth, ...

Construction of the public observatory is on hold after $5.25 million needed to build the facility was not allocated to the ...

Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone to date, providing valuable ...

Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way's ...

For decades, astronomers have discovered hundreds of protoplanetary disks—structures believed to represent the early stages ...

Scientists looked at Jupiter’s massive auroras using the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — and found a mystery they ...

While asteroids are more easily discovered with optical telescopes, radar images shine when it comes to details.

When Lungelo Zondi first learned about stars and galaxies at primary school in South Africa, she dreamed of having a live ...

This particular telescope is under construction in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, one of the darkest places on Earth ...

Modern lasers meet ancient wisdom as four beams from ESO’s telescope reflect the Andean reverence for cosmic balance.

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its ...

Part of the Las Campanas Observatory, in the mountains near the Atacama Desert in Chile. UChicago astronomy and astrophysics ...