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

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

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CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors ... It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy.

A project expected to bring major changes to humanity's understanding of the universe, the Extremely Large Telescope with a ...

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 ...

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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 ...