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World’s Largest Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat: Light Pollution from Renewable Energy
Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...
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Industrial mega-project in Chile threatens one of the most important astronomical observatories in the world
The scientific community is warning about a 3,000-hectare power plant that is jeopardizing the darkness of the skies over the ...
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Stories by Katherine Helen Laliotis
Katherine Laliotis is a freelance science writer and Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics. She often covers stories at the intersection of science and society.
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The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...
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World’s darkest skies threatened by industrial megaproject in Chile, astronomers warn
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Light pollution from a planned renewable energy project in Chile could significantly impact the European Southern Observatory ...
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