A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most ...
A massive chemical plant is causing a "celestial crisis" in Chile's stargazing stronghold, said Reuters.Experts are warning ...
In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...
The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...
The night skies above the Chilean desert are the best in the world to see deep into space ... rare darkness - make this the best place in the world to observe the night sky, but this could soon change ...
She has been working at PEOPLE since 2017. The body of a 60-year-old British astronomer and professor was found in the Chilean desert two months after he went missing. Warwick University Professor ...
Now, guided by a map obtained from the Chilean military ... a year on average. The desert’s remoteness and inhospitably thin, dry air—ideal for observing the night sky—had already lured ...
The night skies above the Chilean desert are the best in the world to ... make this the best place in the world to observe the night sky, but this could soon change. Energy company, AES Andes ...
B.Haeussler/ESO 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. A bright moon lights up ...