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

Although astronomy excites many Americans, most are unaware of the substantial investments made by the United States and Chile — together — in pursuit of understanding our universe.

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

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

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

Chile's dark, starry skies, crucial for astronomy, face threats from urban expansion. Astronomers, including Angel Otarola, ...

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

Chile's renowned dark skies face threats from industrial development. Astronomer Angel Otarola highlights concerns about ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an ...

Credit: Courtesy of Christopher Cokinos ESO Director General Xavier Barcons tells Astronomy that “Chile should not have to make a choice between hosting the most powerful astronomical ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as ...