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 ...

An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on the facilities at the Paranal Observatory, Chile — and the results are ...

With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, but could that be under threat with increasing urbanisation and mining development?

Scientists have figured out a way to collect water in places where there isn’t any at all. Or, there isn’t any in or under ...

The night skies above the Chilean desert are the best in the world to see deep into space, but light pollution from a planned industrial project could change that, as John Bartlett reports.

She shared a nude snap late last month as she enjoyed an outdoor shower while on holiday in the Chilean desert. The eye-popping picture showed the eastern suburbs socialite enjoying 'golden hour ...

She shared a nude snap late last month as she enjoyed an outdoor shower while on holiday in the Chilean desert with her on-off flame John Winning Jr. The eye-popping picture showed the eastern ...

With the dome's frame completely built, the ESO is now working to install the multi-layered cladding that will insulate and protect the telescope from the harsh Chilean desert environment.

The great paradox is that “Emilia Perez” could become the film with which Hollywood's most liberal wing responds to the new era of Donald Trump. One or several Oscars given to the story of a ...

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