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

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

The site was chosen for its altitude, placing the telescope above as much atmospheric disturbance as possible. The air has a ...

"Light pollution from projects like INNA doesn't just hinder research, it steals our shared view of the universe." ...

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

But the completion of the observatory is not the goal, but only the starting point.” The Very Large Telescope (VLT), EU, Chile, four units of 8.1 meters each Keck Telescope, the United States ...

A major milestone with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been reached with the installation of the telescope's enormous eye — ...

The Simons Observatory (SO) has completed the installation of its Large Aperture Telescope (LAT) near the summit of Cerro Toco in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The telescope joins the ...

A planned Chinese observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert is facing ... The plan was for the facility to host some 100 telescopes, focusing on tracking deep-space astronomical events and near ...