ESO estimates the complex will leak as much light pollution as a city with a population of about 20,000. Parts of the ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

Such an increase would be enough to diminish the Very Large Telescope's status as the world's premier observatory ... Chile's Atacama Desert and feature solar farms, wind farms, and hydrogen ...

Learn about the conflict between renewable energy projects and astronomical research in Chile, highlighting the threat of ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed, marking another key milestone in the observatory's construction. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO ...

Astronomers sound the alarm as a proposed renewable hydrogen project in Chile threatens to disrupt the pristine night skies ...

In 2021, the telescope snapped images of 42 of the solar system’s biggest asteroids ... the Rubin Observatory (which hosts the world’s largest digital camera), and the under-construction ...

Once completed toward the end of this decade, ELT will be the world's largest telescope studying the universe ... will consist of three solar farms, three wind farms, a battery energy storage ...