By Mathew Cohen Chile has put a planned Chinese astronomical observatory project under review, potentially dealing a blow to ...

Newsweek previously reported China's involvement in an observatory in South America that researchers said could be used to "support military space operations" ...

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

After a six-week ocean voyage, a week spent waiting to offload, and another week trekking through the mountains, the first major component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) has arrived ...

The University of Tokyo selected Chile, a nation in the Southern Hemisphere, as the site of its outpost. Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory operates the Subaru 8.2-meter optical-infrared ...

The Chilean government is now reviewing the project and has not ruled out blocking the agreement between a local university ...

Chile said on Wednesday it was reviewing an agreement for the construction of a Chinese astronomical observatory on its soil, a project that has ...

With 70 per cent of the world’s telescopes, Chile truly is the world capital of astronomy. Visit some of the world's most technologically advanced observatories and stargaze beneath some of the ...

Home to ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the observatory sits proudly atop the 2635-metre-high Cerro Paranal in Northern Chile’s Atacama Desert. The four Unit Telescopes of the VLT, seen just right of ...

A planned Chinese observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert is facing possible cancellation after US officials in recent months have raised concerns about its potential military applications.