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Dark skies above world's best astronomy sites could be ruined by new energy project
A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most ...
Dark energy findings could rewrite our understanding of the universe and its fate: "Cusp of a major discovery"
The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak ...
Arizona’s Lowell Observatory crowned best science museum in the country
In 1894, Lowell Observatory began exploring the stars, almost 20 years before Arizona became a state.The museum gets over 100 ...
The Lowell Observatory
Astronomer Percival Lowell founded his Arizona stargazing lab in 1894 to aid in his search for life on Mars. While that quest is still ...
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World's largest digital camera to help new Vera Rubin Observatory make a 'time-lapse record of the universe' (video)
The car-sized Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Camera that was recently installed on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ...
World's Largest Digital Camera Installed on Vera Rubin Observatory for Cosmic Exploration
LSST Camera installed at Vera Rubin Observatory for sky mapping The camera will scan the entire southern sky every few nights ...
Chile's stargazing 'dark skies' are under threat
Chile's Atacama desert is the driest non-polar region on Earth, where "the sky shines when the sun sets", said The Guardian.
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International Dark Sky Discovery Center reaches milestone with dome installation
The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) in Fountain Hills recently marked a significant milestone with the ...
World’s largest digital camera installed at Vera Rubin Observatory for groundbreaking space exploration
Situated in Cerro Pachón, Chile, the Vera Rubin Observatory is expected to commence scientific operations in 2025, ushering ...