Stunning photos show bright comet lighting up the dark skies above ESO'sParanal Observatory, future home of the world's ...

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

CERRO PARANAL, Chile - Chile's pristine, dark desert skies, world-renowned for astronomy, are at risk of being outshined by ...

The scientific community is warning about a 3,000-hectare power plant that is jeopardizing the darkness of the skies over the ...

The establishment of industrial projects in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile would severely compromise the observational capacities of the Very Large Telescope, the Extremely Large Telescope ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

The record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope construction at Atacama desert in Chile ...

STORY: Among the remote desert hills of northern Chile lies the aptly named “Extremely Large Telescope.” :: Cerro Armazones, Chile The project, about 60% complete, is planned as one of the most ...

On March 15, 2024, a space-based observatory detected bursts of low-energy X-rays from deep in the ancient universe, ...

Astronomers have taken a crucial step in showing that the most massive black holes in the universe can create their own meals ...