As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

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

Another special element of desert weddings in Chile is the incorporation of indigenous rituals into the ceremony. Couples can ...

ESO estimates the complex will leak as much light pollution as a city with a population of about 20,000. Parts of the ...

Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...

A narrow canyon leading to the volcano Licancabur in the Atacama Desert. At night, the singular views continue: located miles above sea level with no major cities to bring in obstructing light ...

The clarity of Chilean skies in the Atacama Desert may be in jeopardy given a ... represents a critical risk to the most pristine night skies on the planet,” said ESO Director General Xavier ...

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope — is currently under development on the Cerro Armazones mountain ...

The Atacama is the world’s driest non-polar desert – a landscape so vast and ... I fly into Calama, the nearest airport, amid an orange-streaked night sky, and over the days that follow ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope under construction in the Atacama desert in January 2025 ... which will remain closed during the day and open at night, allowing the telescope to survey the ...