The country is ready to stake its claim in the growing astrotourism niche, capitalizing on one of its most underutilized ...

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

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

"If you want to take the stairs and walkways from the entrance of the ELT's dome all the way up to the top, you need about 30 ...

The following introduces some pavilions expected to draw attention at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. Chile's indigenous-inspired pavilion to feature "Makun" textile centerpiece Known for its ...

A breathtaking new image of the RCW 38 star cluster showcases a cosmic nursery bursting with color, light, and energy.

Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, absorb or reflect light and is thus impossible to detect using ...

Observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope helped show that the expected trajectory of ...

Also within the dark-sky reserve are the villages of the Gavarnie Valleys ... and parts of it have never seen a single drop), the Atacama Desert in northern Chile is a stargazing hotspot, which caters ...

De Gregorio, the ESO's representative in Chile, warns that the country's unique "window onto the universe" could close, hampering scientists' quest to answer the great question of our time: are we the ...