A brilliant comet lights up the night sky over Chile's Atacama Desert in this stunning image captured by a photographer with the European Southern Observatory in January 2025. What you're seeing here ...

Newsweek previously reported China's involvement in an observatory in South America that researchers said could be used to ...

Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert—home to the world's darkest skies—will spoil its view of the stars and threaten its ...

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled ...

The desert offers a unique hiking experience, thanks to its dramatic rock formations and vast valleys. Trekkers can explore narrow canyons, climb towering cliffs, or simply enjoy the breathtaking ...

Fog is a cheap and abundant source of fresh water, especially in remote dry regions. And it also has great potential for ...

Researchers have found a way to turn fog into an unlimited renewable water source that doesn't even require electricity.

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

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

At first sight, orange and off-white shards of rocks surrounded by dust and dirt are all you can see for thousands of desolate kilometres in the Atacama Desert of Chile. This is one of the driest ...