Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed, marking another key milestone in the observatory's construction. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month. Veteran comet hunters have called G3 (ATLAS) the "Great Comet of 2025" due ...

The frame of the dome that will house the world's largest telescope has been completed, marking another key milestone in the observatory's construction. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO ...

Such an increase would be enough to diminish the Very Large Telescope's status as the world's premier observatory, reducing it to merely an "average" facility. That modest 10-percent spike packs a ...

Astronomers sound the alarm as a proposed renewable hydrogen project in Chile threatens to disrupt the pristine night skies ...

Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years ...

Featuring the world’s largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture these mysterious phenomena in more ...