The effects of a proposed green-energy facility in Chile could be devastating for some of the most powerful instruments ...

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most ...

Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. This record-breaking detection is making astronomers rethink how quickly galaxies formed in the early Universe.

Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever found. It’s 13.4 billion light-years away from Earth, according to new research.

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...

Newsweek previously reported China's involvement in an observatory in South America that researchers said could be used to ...

Oxygen has been detected in the most distant galaxy ever discovered, surprised astronomers said on Thursday, offering further ...

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

Before it shut down, a telescope in Chile captured the universe's baby photos, just 380,000 years after the Big Bang. These ...