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

One of the darkest slices of night sky on the planet may soon ... may be built in Chile's Atacama Desert. The Atacama is famed for its pitch-black skies and lack of light pollution, and it's ...

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

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

La Mano del Desierto is a giant sculpture in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It stands over 11 meters tall, making it a striking ...

Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...

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

Chile's Tarapacá region sits near the borders with Bolivia and Peru. The region's hyperarid Atacama Desert has been compared ... it can drop to close to freezing at night in the winter.

or commune such as Chile's Valparaiso. Thanks to its atmospheric stability and the absence of light pollution, the Atacama Desert is a unique natural laboratory for astronomical research.

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

Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in ...