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Ep. 530: Astronomy of the Andes: Then and Now, Pt. 2
South America, especially the Atacama Desert in Chile has become one of the best places in the world to put…
What Does the Universe Do When We’re Not Looking?
Some of the greatest discoveries in astronomy have been made by watching how the skies change over time. Today we…
Celestial Laser Show? Nope, These Are Trails Showing Off Star Colors
There are so many colorful streaks in that image above that you'd be forgiven for thinking somebody is shooting lasers…
Zodiacal Light Over ESO’s La Silla Observatory
We don't put much stock in astrology or horoscopes here at Universe Today, but there's one thing related to the…
A Radio Astronomer’s Paradise
Last month a dozen journalists from around North America were guests of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and got to…
The Paranal and the Shadow of the Earth
This beautiful photo, taken by ESO photo ambassador Babak Tafreshi, shows the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope array and VISTA…
First Images in a New Hunt for Dark Energy
Zoomed-in image from the Dark Energy Camera of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365, about 60 million light-years from Earth.…
SOLID Clues for Finding Life on Mars
[/caption] Researchers from the Center of Astrobiology (CAB) in Spain and the Catholic University of the North in Chile have…
Armazones Chile to be the Site for the 42 meter European Extremely Large Telescope?
Question: Where are the night skies always dark, cloud-free 360 days a year, bone-dry, and orbiting 3.5 km above sea…