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World’s Driest Desert Seen From Space Reveals Weird Greyish Mountains- Turns Out, It’s a Manmade Blunder
This Chilean desert became a scapegoat for reckless humans who have no regard for how they affect the natural resources.
Work progresses on giant telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert
Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in northern Chile as workers make progress in the ...
Scientific American1d
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 ...
‘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, ...
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 ...
Energy Live News4d
World’s largest battery project gets £240 million
The world’s largest battery energy storage system, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, has received a huge cash boost. DNV has ...
devdiscourse3d
Chile's Giant Telescope: Peering into the Universe's Origins
The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, aims to explore exoplanets for potential life and examine the ...
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 ...
Space on MSN13d
World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project
Mount Paranal, an 8,740-foot-high (2,664 m) peak in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, is one of the last spots on Earth ...
U.S. News & World Report3d
Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert
Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in ...
The Straits Times2d
Work progresses on giant telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert
It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy. The telescope is located on Armazones Hill, about 3,050 meters (10,000 feet ...