Observations from the ALMA telescope array uncovered evidence of giant space tornadoes at the core of our galaxy.

Newsweek previously reported China's involvement in an observatory in South America that researchers said could be used to ...

Chile's Atacama Desert May Be Famous for the 'Giant' Geoglyph, but the U.S. Uses It as a 'Fast Fashion Graveyard' The Atacama Desert has been an enigma for experts and enthusiasts worldwide. The ...

The VLT is a powerful astronomical observatory that captures high-resolution images and spectra of celestial objects, ...

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. This record-breaking detection is making astronomers rethink how quickly galaxies formed in the early Universe.

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

a key source of groundwater in the Atacama Desert, vital for recharging ecosystems like Las Vegas de Tilopozo, a sacred space for the Atacameño people. A scientific study in which Mondaca’s ...

If our 13.8 billion-year-old cosmos could be considered middle-aged, researchers note these new images captured around its ...

The Canadian-built Atacama Cosmology Telescope in the high Chilean desert mountains, which has just given up its final batch ...

The VLT, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, uses the light emitted by the excited atoms to correct for the effect that our atmosphere has on starlight as it passes through. ESO described the ...