The threat of light pollution puts the world's darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk - RocketNews

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49% : Since then, several environmental regulations have come under review, including one from Chile's science ministry targeting protected astronomical zones.AdvertisementAdvertisement"We are working to ensure the new criteria are strict enough to guarantee that there will be no impact on astronomical areas," said Daniela González, director of the Cielos de Chile Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2019 to protect the quality of Chile's night skies.The best skiesThe Associated Press spent three days visiting the Paranal facilities in the heart of the so-called Photon Valley.
41% : "There are more than 300 clear nights per year, meaning no clouds and no rain."But the world's darkest skies may be at risk.Last year, the desert became a battleground between scientists and an energy firm proposing a green power complex just kilometers (miles) from the Paranal Observatory.

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