The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching ... Paranal Observatory. In new photos of this planet parade, the wispy glow of our own Milky Way galaxy is accompanied ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

The Atacama’s dark skies and other qualities lured organizations to build cutting-edge instruments such as the VLT, the ELT and the southern array of the CTAO. “The darker the sky, the fainter ...