Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution and other unwanted side effects from the proposed construction of a renewa ...

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a risk of being blinded by ...

Recent science updates include Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaking the sound barrier, progress on the Extremely Large Telescope ...

The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, aims to explore exoplanets for potential life and examine the ...

The location is in Mount Paranal, home to the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), one of the ...

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

Light pollution from a planned renewable energy project in Chile could significantly impact the European Southern Observatory ...

125, No. 932, October 2013 A Study on Generic Models of Control Sys... AbstractThe control system is an essential and important part of an astronomical telescope. For large telescopes, an efficient ...

“It is crucial to consider alternative locations for this megaproject ... Eventually, the Very Large Telescope will be succeeded by the Extremely Large Telescope (inventive names, I know ...