Mauna Kea in Hawaii is famous for its clear skies and negligible light pollution, making it the perfect spot for stargazing.

The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for ... A bright moon lights up the desert beneath the planets and stars in the sky, while comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is just visible above ...

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 ...

"As the large and bright discs are the easiest to observe, our previous view of the birth site of planets was biased." ...

A bright moon lights up the desert beneath the planets and stars in the sky ... Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert in February 2025. | Credit: B.Haeussler ...

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From the coastal beauty of Viña del Mar to the colorful hillside of Valparaíso and the captivating Atacama Desert, Chile's landscapes ... and countless stars. The Atacama region also boasts ...

The site was chosen for its altitude, placing the telescope above as much atmospheric disturbance as possible. The air has a ...

Astronomers have revealed that "space tornadoes" are swirling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky ...

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