but chances are the privilege of seeing the night sky from bed and drifting off to sleep under a pitch-black, star-studded blanket is the Atacama Desert’s biggest appeal. To that end ...

Traveling to the Atacama Desert feels like stepping onto a different ... it’s one of the best places in the world to see the night sky. The most powerful telescope on Earth operates here and ...

She now sits on the International Committee of DarkSky International, a nonprofit that aims to protect and conserve the night sky. The Atacama Desert, to her, is more than just home to some of the ...

The Atacama Desert, located in the north of the country ... Various operators offer tours which incorporate Indigenous perspectives on the night sky, the chance to observe celestial objects ...

One of the darkest slices of night sky on the planet may soon be ... may be built in Chile's Atacama Desert. The Atacama is famed for its pitch-black skies and lack of light pollution, and it's ...

The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a comet grace the night sky all at once. In February 2025, conditions were just ...

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 ...

I’d ventured into the desert and also seen what dryness ... relative emptiness and areas of high elevation give the Atacama the clearest, darkest night sky anyone can reliably find on earth.