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

While astronomers often set their sights on the stars, the landscapes surrounding their observatories can be just as ...

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For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

Another special element of desert weddings in Chile is the incorporation of indigenous rituals into the ceremony. Couples can ...

Criminal investigators from Chile PDI’s police are understood ... northeast of the city of Serena at the outskirts of the Atacama Desert, one of the driest and remotest places in the world.

Paranal telescope operator Marcela Espinoza says it's essential for Chile to preserve 'the best skies in the world' so that other countries keep choosing the region to install their telescopes ...

A project backed by the Chilean government and UNEP is helping to revive the Cahuil wetland and kickstart economic growth.

The telescope is a project of the European Southern Observatory intergovernmental research organisation and is under ...

CERRO PARANAL, Chile - Chile's pristine, dark desert skies, world-renowned for astronomy, are at risk of being outshined by urban and industrial development according to astronomers. Angel Otarola ...

Astronomers worry about light pollution from industrial projects Chile's mining and energy projects threaten dark desert skies AES Andes claims Inna project can coexist with astronomy Chile forms ...