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

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

A new study using the Dark Energy Survey (DES) final datasets suggests potential inconsistencies in the standard cosmological ...

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

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

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

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

Washington's unease over 'low-orbit satellites' deployment could scuttle US$80 million project for Beijing's astronomical ...

The car-sized Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Camera that was recently installed on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ...

SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.

The Simons Observatory (SO) has completed the installation of its Large Aperture Telescope (LAT) near the summit of Cerro ...

A brilliant comet lights up the night sky over Chile's Atacama Desert in ... from the European Southern Observatory near its Very Large Telescope (which is visible on the mountaintop of Cerro ...