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People walk near two of the four telescopes of the Paranal Observatory in Antofagasta, Chile. Astronomers had feared that the INNA project, now canceled, would have generated light pollution that ...

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 ...

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 ...

A planned industrial plant was threatening the world-renowned dark skies over ESO’s Paranal Observatory, the premier site for cutting-edge astronomical research. As the American company AES Andes has ...

In recent developments, astronomers have raised concerns regarding a renewable energy project in Chile that threatens the world's most renowned astronomical observatories. The location is in Mount ...

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 ...

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 ...

How much is darkness worth? At Chile’s Paranal Observatory, it can mean the difference between spotting a faint galaxy and losing it in a wash of artificial glow. That is why astronomers in Chile and ...

Astronomers had warned that proximity of INNA facility to telescopes would have irreparably damaged observation The scientific community is celebrating the cancellation of a project which would have ...