On December 24th, AES Andes, a subsidiary of the US power company AES Corporation, submitted a project for a massive industrial complex for environmental impact assessment. This complex threatens the pristine skies above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, the darkest and clearest of any astronomical observatory in the world.

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World's darkest and clearest skies at risk from industrial megaproject

“The proximity of the AES Andes industrial megaproject to Paranal represents a critical risk for the most pristine night skies on the planet,” said the director general of OES, Xavier Barcons, quoted in a statement. At issue is the construction by the Chilean electricity producer and distributor AES Andes of a port, ammonia and hydrogen production facilities and thousands of electricity production units in an area of more than 3,000 hectares, a …

"A proximidade ao Paranal do megaprojeto industrial da AES Andes representa um risco crítico para os céus noturnos mais prístinos do planeta", sublinhou, citado em comunicado, o diretor-geral do OES, Xavier Barcons.   Em causa está a construção pela produtora e distribuidora chilena de eletricidade AES Andes de um porto, de instalações de produção de amoníaco e de hidrogénio e de milhares de unidades de produção de eletricidade numa área de mais…

Construção de complexo industrial em Atacama tem "risco" para Astronomia

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Construction of an industrial complex in Atacama has a “risk” for Astronomy

Observations from the Paranal Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert may soon be less clear due to light pollution from the construction of an industrial complex. That's what the European Southern Observatory (ESO) says. “Risk to the planet's most pristine night sky.”

De waarnemingen van de Paranal-sterrenwacht in de Chileense Atacamawoestijn riskeren binnenkort minder helder te zijn door lichtvervuiling afkomstig van de bouw van een industrieel complex. Dat zegt de Europese Zuidelijke Sterrenwacht (ESO). “Risico voor de meest ongerepte nachtelijke hemel op de planeet.”

Helderste hemel ter wereld “in gevaar” door industrieel project

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World's clearest sky “at risk” due to industrial project

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The Paranal Observatory, in the Chilean Atacama Desert, was inaugurated in 1999. Built and Operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), it has been vital in such important findings as the first image of a planet beyond our Solar System or confirmation that the universe is accelerating. Without going further, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their findings on black holes tha…

El Observatorio Paranal, en el desierto chileno de Atacama, se inauguró en 1999. Construido y Operado por el Observatorio Europeo Austral (ESO), ha sido vital en hallazgos tan importantes como la primera imagen de un planeta más allá de nuestro Sistema Solar o la confirmación de que el universo se está acelerando. Sin ir más lejos, el Premio Nobel de Física de 2020 fue otorgado a Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel y Andrea Ghez por sus hallazgos sob…

Los astrónomos, en pie de guerra contra un megaproyecto industrial que 'cegará' algunos de los mejores telescopios del mundo

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Astronomers, at war against an industrial megaproject that will 'blind' some of the best telescopes in the world

There are places in the world from which you can observe the stars particularly well. One such place is in the Atacama Desert. For this reason, the European Southern Observatory set up its telescopes there a few years ago. But now the site is in danger.

Es gibt Orte auf der Welt, von denen man besonders gut die Sterne beobachten kann. Ein solcher befindet sich in der Atacama-Wüste. Aus diesem Grund baut die Europäische Südsternwarte vor einigen Jahren ihre Teleskope dort auf. Doch nun gerät der Standort in Gefahr.

Unberührter Himmel in Gefahr: Megaprojekt bedroht Europäische Südsternwarte

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Untouched skies in danger: Megaproject threatens European Southern Observatory

Officials at one of the world's most active astronomical observatories are warning that a proposed nuclear fuel plant will ruin one of the few places on Earth where you can see the unspoiled starry sky. Light pollution from the plant will disrupt observations by telescopes in the Atacama Desert.

Forsvarsmenn einnar umsvifamestu stjörnuathuganastöðvar heims vara við því að fyrirhuguð rafeldsneytisverksmiðja eigi eftir að spilla einum af fáum stöðum á jörðinni þar sem sést í ósnortinn stjörnuhimininn. Ljósmengun frá verksmiðjunni eigi eftir að trufla athuganir sjónauka í Atacama-eyðimörkinni.

Óttast að stór­iðja spilli besta stjörnu­skoðunar­stað jarðar

Vísir

Fears that heavy industry will ruin the best stargazing spot on earth

Chile's Atacama Desert is home to some of the best Earth-based observatories, though an energy company is throwing a wrench in the works.

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United States

Industrial Complex Proposal Threatens Some of the World's Clearest Skies for Astronomy

One of the darkest slices of night sky on the planet may soon be threatened by the construction of an enormous industrial complex.
This megaproject, which was proposed in December by U.S. power company AES Corporation's AES Andes subsidiary, may be built in Chile's Atacama Desert.
The Atacama is…

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Desert Megaproject Threatens World's Best Stargazing

"Donkerste en helderste lucht ter wereld" in gevaar door industrieel megaproject, zegt Europese Zuidelijke Sterrenwacht

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'World's darkest and clearest skies' at risk from industrial megaproject, says European Southern Observatory

The company AES Andes presented the environmental impact assessment of an industrial megaproject, located between 5 and 10 kilometers from the Paranal Observatory. On the possible impact of this project on the operation of the observatory, we talked with Luis Chavarría, PhD in Sciences and former representative of ESO in Chile. Luis Chavarría emphasizes that the Paranal Observatory is located in place with the “best skies in the world for astron…

La empresa AES Andes presentó la evaluación de impacto ambiental de un megaproyecto industrial, ubicado entre 5 y 10 kilómetros del Observatorio Paranal. Sobre la posible afectación de este proyecto en el funcionamiento del observatorio, conversamos con Luis Chavarría, doctor en Ciencias y exrepresentante de ESO en Chile. Luis Chavarría enfatiza que Observatorio Paranal está ubicado en  lugar con los “mejores cielos del mundo para la observación…

World's darkest and clearest skies at risk from industrial megaproject

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