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

Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever observed, JADES-GS-z14-0, shaking up our understanding of ...

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

Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. The discovery, ...

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

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most ...

Over the past few years or so the most talked about kind of telescope was the one that is meant to operate in space. An ...

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

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

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

The emission nebula, known as Sh2-284, is an immense region of gas and dust that fuels new star formation. It lacks elements ...