A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study has ...

The world’s darkest observatory skies have just survived one of their biggest industrial scares. After months of mounting pressure from scientists, Chilean authorities and an energy giant have pulled ...

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos near the Paranal Observatory. Reading time 3 minutes A new report by the ...

Oct. 2 (UPI) --The Paranal Observatory, one of the world's most important for astronomers, faces a major risk of providing clear images because of a proposed green hydrogen and ammonia plant planned ...

Europe's ESO star-gazing organisation on Monday welcomed plans to call off building a massive green energy project in the Chilean desert which threatened to spoil its telescopes' view of the darkest ...

AES Andes announced that it will step back from the megaproject INNA, planned to be located near the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal Observatory. ESO welcomes this announcement and ...

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The Chilean energy company AES Andes has announced plans to cancel its massive INNA project, a green energy plant that was poised to ruin some of the planet’s darkest skies and observations at the ...