A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study has ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of the universe in this inhospitable desert along the ...

For Chilean astrophotographer Osvaldo Castillo, the night sky above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Paranal Observatory held a breathtaking sight. "I couldn't believe I was photographing a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Radio antennas are spread out on the terrain as part of one of the world's largest astronomy projects, the Atacama Large ...

FILE - Radio antennas are spread out on the terrain as part of one of the world's largest astronomy projects, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chajnator in the Atacama desert ...