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

Chilean astronomers have observed a cataclysmic variable known as V1425 Aql. As a result, they have found that this system ...

Astronomers discover evidence of massive black holes feeding themselves, revealing a complex cosmic cycle of gas cooling and ...

The study has found that due to internal outbursts, black holes can cool down gas to feed themselves. This process results in ...

Follow-up observations using the Gemini-North telescope in Hawaii and the Very Large Telescope in Chile measured visible light from the same location that confirmed the burst had come from around ...

A team of astronomers has revealed how black holes feed. The study, led by Valeria Olivares from University of Santiago de ...

With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own system," scientists said.

“We wanted to test the brightness of lava.” Laser beams streak from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The lasers create artificial ...

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features Arp 72, a very selective galaxy group that only includes two ...

Follow-up observations from the Gemini-North telescope on Hawaii Island and the Very Large Telescope in Chile returned redshift measurements that confirmed that the burst had come from around 12.5 ...

Scientists around the world are watching asteroid 2024 YR4 closely as NASA and European Space Agency officials say the ...

The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and ...