The construction of the world’s largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is making significant strides in the remote ...

Located in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), these filaments could be a part of a cyclical process in one of the galaxy’s ...

ESO/P. Horálek Much of the success of the observatory comes as a result of the clear, dark skies of the Atacama. The desert's arid climate and high altitude ensure clear skies for over 300 nights ...

Desert stargazing offers a chance to some of the clearest night skies on Earth. With little light pollution and vast expanses ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 ...

Thomas Richard Marsh, an astrophysicist at University of Warwick, was last seen a week ago near the astronomical observatory La Silla on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert where he is understood ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A giant new telescope in Chile has opened its eyes for the first time — and while the view may not be impressive to some, its scientist parents are thrilled. The Vera C.

Rubin Observatory - which includes a ground-based telescope and the camera - traveled in several vehicles to the summit of Cerro Pachón in the Coquimbo region, on the edge of the Atacama desert ...

When Eduardo Unda-Sanzana arrived in Chile’s Atacama Desert to teach astronomy, the darkness was disorienting. The remote location of the small observatory at Catholic University of the North ...