A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study has ...

The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a comet grace the night sky all at once. In February 2025, conditions were just ...

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

Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. The discovery, ...

In the main square of Peine, a village of low houses and dirt streets in Chile’s northern Atacama Desert, there is barely any ...

Thousands of foreign travellers visit the geysers, salt flats, oases and volcanoes of north Chile's Atacama Desert. It is located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of the country.

A massive chemical plant is causing a "celestial crisis" in Chile's stargazing stronghold, said Reuters. Experts are warning that the South American nation's "pristine" dark desert skies, which ...

If our 13.8 billion-year-old cosmos could be considered middle-aged, researchers note these new images captured around its 380,000th birthday represent a snapshot of the universe as a newborn.

Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet. With its "Martian landscapes" and sprawling salt flats, the arid "geographical ...

It's a rare treat to see so many astronomical delights in the sky at one time. The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a ...

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study ...

"Light pollution from projects like INNA doesn't just hinder research, it steals our shared view of the universe." A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could ...