Desert stargazing is the best experience you can have as an adventurer. If you're looking for some peace and breathtaking ...

"SPT2349-56 is a system so extraordinary that we may have caught one of the most massive clusters under formation at a very ...

A massive chemical plant is causing a "celestial crisis" in Chile's stargazing stronghold ... are in danger from the march of urban and industrial development. Chile's Atacama desert is the driest non ...

The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a comet grace the night sky all at once. In February 2025, conditions were just ...

Mauna Kea in Hawaii is famous for its clear skies and negligible light pollution, making it the perfect spot for stargazing.

Astronomers have revealed that "space tornadoes" are swirling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*. The unexpected discovery came via observations of the ...

One of the darkest slices of night sky on the planet may soon be threatened by the construction of an enormous industrial complex. This megaproject, which was proposed in December by U.S. power ...

Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert—home to the world's darkest skies—will spoil its view of the stars and threaten ...

The site was chosen for its altitude, placing the telescope above as much atmospheric disturbance as possible. The air has a low water vapor content and it’s far from the city lights. The top of Cerro ...

AND DESERT STARGAZING After breakfast, you will journey through the desert to the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), an astronomical interferometer made up of 66 high-precision ...

Rather than using the fictional Dorothy device to measure these tornadoes from the inside, astronomers used the sensitive, ...

A massive chemical plant is causing a "celestial crisis" in Chile's stargazing stronghold ... urban and industrial development. Chile's Atacama desert is the driest non-polar region on Earth ...