But the quest for a clearer view of the cosmos continues. Enter the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO), a groundbreaking facility that opened on April 30, 2024. At a staggering 5,640 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The European Southern Observatory (ESO) warns that a proposed green energy project in Chile's Atacama Desert will significantly impact its astronomical ...

The area is home to the Paranal Observatory ... But a huge green energy project, part of Chile's plans to become carbon neutral, risks clouding the view, scientists say. Latin America's fifth ...

Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...

A hypothetical office overlooking the Paranal Observatory in Chile, with the European Southern Observatory’s VLT visible with its laser on the hill, and the four small SPECULOOS telescopes nearer the ...

NOIRLab shared stunning views of the total lunar eclipse in the night sky over Chile, complete with a blood red moon and beautiful, star-studded Milky Way.

The University of Tokyo selected Chile, a nation in the Southern ... infrared with high sensitivity and a larger field of view. The observatory operated by the University of Tokyo offers ...

Rubin Observatory in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. The observatory ... to display just one of its images at full size. External view of the LSST Camera on the vertical lift platform during ...

A planned Chinese observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert is facing possible cancellation after US officials in recent months have raised concerns about its potential military applications.

Newsweek reported in December that the observatory at Cerro Ventarrones in Chile's Atacama Desert—a joint project of the Universidad Católica del Norte and China's National Astronomical ...

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 ...