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World’s Largest Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat: Light Pollution from Renewable Energy
Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...
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All about the Vatican Observatory’s Adjunct Scholars program
Br. Guy Consolmagno and Christopher M. Graney reveal how Vatican Observatory Adjunct Scholars, like Fr. Adam D. Hincks, ...
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NASA, SpaceX, and India Propel Humanity's Cosmic Journey
NASA is set to collaborate with SpaceX to return astronauts from the ISS amidst plans for further cosmic exploration. Samples ...
El País in English6d
Industrial mega-project in Chile threatens one of the most important astronomical observatories in the world
The scientific community is warning about a 3,000-hectare power plant that is jeopardizing the darkness of the skies over the ...
World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)
The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...
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Stories by Katherine Helen Laliotis
Katherine Laliotis is a freelance science writer and Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics. She often covers stories at the intersection of science and society.
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The Antipodas project, a US$2 Billion Subsea Solar Power Cable From Chile To China
The so-called Antípodas project will be based on the enormous solar energy potential of Chile’s the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar desert in the world. While temperatures in the ...
What's light pollution that threatens the Very Large Telescopes in Chile
Light pollution from a planned renewable energy project in Chile could significantly impact the European Southern Observatory ...
‘A $1.5 billion eye’: A rival to James Webb is being quietly tested in a barren desert
Hidden in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the $1.5B Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) nears completion. With a massive 130-ft mirror, ...