Humanity’s artificial glow is swallowing the night sky. Even astronomers in this remote observatory in the South American desert cannot escape it.

The Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and isolation from light pollution.

I wandered through the Atacama Desert in Chile and discovered landscapes that feel otherworldly. Every moment was pure magic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chile's Atacama desert is best known for its salt lagoons in the north, but head to the Mar de Dunas in the southern part and you ...

Thanks to the lack of light pollution and altitude, the Atacama has some of the clearest night skies on earth, making for excellent stargazing. Cool off from the desert heat with refreshing swims in ...

When Eduardo Unda-Sanzana arrived in Chile’s Atacama Desert to teach astronomy, the darkness was disorienting. The remote location of the small observatory at Catholic University of the North made it ...

ContourGlobal inaugurates a $500M solar-and-storage plant in Chile's Atacama desert. Chile expects 8,400 MW of battery storage capacity by end of 2026.

Batteries harness excess solar and wind energy, storing it for use when production dips, strengthening power grids.

Some 39,000 tonnes of old clothing is said to be dumped in Chile's Atacama Desert every year If you have ever taken old clothes to a recycling bank, be it in the UK or North America, there is a real ...

Bulletin: ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Visibility as low as a quarter of a mile in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of ...

THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before ...