Paranal telescope operator Marcela Espinoza says it's essential for Chile to preserve 'the best skies in the world' so that other countries keep choosing the region to install their telescopes ...

CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as ...

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

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

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

Belarusian mountaneers Konstantin and Anastasia Lapko have climbed the highest volcano on the planet: Ojos del Salado. On February 6th, ...

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

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

The vast white sands of the Lencois Maranhenses desert meet with the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. This surreal landscape is ...

A “mycology thriller” imagines a hidden healing mushroom. In real life, scientists are searching far and wide to map the world’s unseen fungi.

The telescope is a project of the European Southern Observatory intergovernmental research organisation and is under ...

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