A massive chemical plant is causing a "celestial crisis" in Chile's stargazing stronghold, said Reuters.Experts are warning ...

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

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

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Paranal Observatory. In new photos of this planet parade, the wispy glow of ...

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

With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, but could that be under threat with increasing urbanisation and mining development?

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 ...

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 ...