While astronomers often set their sights on the stars, the landscapes surrounding their observatories can be just as ...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

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

Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...

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

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

It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy. The telescope is located on Armazones Hill, about 3,050 meters (10,000 feet ...

Stargazing opportunities occur nightly in Chile’s Atacama region, known for its lack of light pollution and clear skies. Everything is more vivid in Chile. The wind doesn’t blow, it howls.

For optimum stargazing, it's best to come anytime except summer (when the days are long). Low rainfall, high altitude, and scant light pollution in Chile's greater Atacama–Elqui region make it a ...

As well as seeing less rain than almost anywhere else on the planet (its average rainfall is a mere 1mm, and parts of it have never seen a single drop), the Atacama Desert in northern Chile is a ...