For the first time in history, scientists observed a dying star swallowing a planet, according to a publication in the journal Nature. Several telescopes were used in the investigation, including LCO’s Magellan twins. Astronomers have recorded for the first time the absorption of a giant exoplanet by a Sun-like star. Such events can occur several…
For the third consecutive year, Las Campanas Observatory of the Carnegie Institution for Science, LCO, was part of the Science Walk of the Puerto de Ideas Festival, which takes place every year during April in Antofagasta, Chile. More than 7,000 people participated in this version, between Thursday 20 and Sunday 24. The 2023 edition corresponds…
Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) of the Carnegie Institution for Science Observatories – a world-class astronomical institution – has an opening for an: Magellan Support Astronomer The successful candidate will be a member of a team responsible for providing support for in situ and remote operations of the Magellan telescopes. The Support Astronomer will work closely…
Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) of the Carnegie Institution for Science Observatories – a world-class astronomical institution – has an opening for an: Telescope Operations Engineer To work at the twin 6.5m Magellan Telescopes at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. The Observatories operate the Magellan telescopes on behalf of a consortium of universities, as well…
Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) of the Carnegie Institution for Science Observatories – a world-class astronomical institution – has an opening for an: Instrumentation Specialist to work in the role at the twin 6.5m Magellan telescopes. LCO operates the telescopes on behalf of a consortium of universities, as well as a suite of telescopes, 2.5 meter…
Dear LCO Community, Following the indications of the LCO crisis and reopening committees, the management has decided to modify our COVID-19 protocols. All of them will be effective as of 1 April 2023. International visitors will only have to undergo an antigen test before entering our premises. There is no obligation to repeat the test.…
Since 2014, when autumn begins in the southern hemisphere, Astronomy Day is celebrated in Chile to celebrate the equinox. The event is promoted by the Planetarium Foundation of the University of Santiago de Chile, the Chilean Astronomy Society (SOCHIAS) and the Public Science Program of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation. This year…
The carbon footprint of astronomical research facilities has become a critical issue in recent years. Its measurement, in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent, CO2e, serves to understand the behavior of these organizations and their individuals and, in this way, efficiently manage resources. The carbon footprint of astronomical operations, in general, is dominated by the gases…
eROSITA telescope finds an X-ray bright, optically faint quasar accreting material at an extremely high rate only about 800 million years after the big bang. The latter, confirmed through observations with the Magellan telescopes of the Las Campanas Observatory. Supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies can be detected out to great distances –…
Las Campanas Observatory (LCO), Chile. This is a full time position based at LCO, Chile. The Carnegie Observatories, a department of the Carnegie Institution for Science and a non-profit, world-class astronomical institution with offices located in Pasadena, California, is seeking an Operations Engineer/Scientist to work at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. Carnegie astronomers and…
