As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

While astronomers often set their sights on the stars, the landscapes surrounding their observatories can be just as ...

Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...

As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...

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

From fiery festivals to nature's most dazzling "sky-dance", interest in the night skies is booming, with "noctourism" poised ...

"The great thing about the night sky is the perspective ... The remote Atacama region in northern Chile is the driest nonpolar desert on Earth. With high elevations and an average of 300 clear ...

From fiery festivals to nature's most dazzling "sky-dance ... to the Sahara Desert and camped under the stars – I saw the Milky Way and two dozen shooting stars that night.

According to Smithsonian Magazine, the eerie blue glow is only visible at night because it's the flames that are blue rather ...

the eerie blue glow is only visible at night because it's the flames that are blue rather than the lava itself. It looks like any other volcano during the daytime. The Atacama Desert in northern ...

An amazing view of the Milky Way rising in Atacama Desert night sky while the Moon sets. An awe view of the stars and all the artificial satellites space traffic as moving stars above the Desert ...