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

Using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI), an international team of astronomers has observed a young Herbig ...

Chile's Atacama desert is the driest non-polar region on Earth, where "the sky shines when the sun sets", said The Guardian.

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

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

A detailed analysis confirms the dramatic warnings about the consequences of an industrial megaproject for Europe's astronomy lighthouse.

An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on ...

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

An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on the facilities at the Paranal Observatory, Chile — and the results are ...

The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in ...

A rare celestial alignment was captured at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, where seven planets were visible in a small area ...

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?