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 ...

The world’s darkest observatory skies have just survived one of their biggest industrial scares. After months of mounting pressure from scientists, Chilean authorities and an energy giant have pulled ...

A planned industrial plant was threatening the world-renowned dark skies over ESO’s Paranal Observatory, the premier site for cutting-edge astronomical research. As the American company AES Andes has ...

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos near the Paranal Observatory. Reading time 3 minutes A new report by the ...

The Chilean energy company AES Andes has announced plans to cancel its massive INNA project, a green energy plant that was poised to ruin some of the planet’s darkest skies and observations at the ...