July 3, 2025 — In a day marked by dialogue and collaboration, the Governor of the Coquimbo Region, Cristóbal Juliá, together with representatives of the Regional Council, visited the facilities of Las Campanas Observatory and the site where the future Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is under construction, located at Cerro Las Campanas on the border…
Faced with the growing risk that light pollution represents for the development of astronomy in Chile, the main international observatories with a presence in the country have formed a joint organization dedicated to protecting the dark skies of northern Chile. The council will act through the Chilean Skies Foundation and the Office for the Protection…
For the third consecutive year, the Las Campanas Observatory (LCO) was part of the Heritage Day activities, organized in Cerro Calán (Las Condes, Metropolitan Region) by the Astronomy Department of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile. The event, held on May 25, was attended by about 8,500 people. On…
The observatory presented the stand “Astronomy with all the senses”, an innovative educational proposal that brought science closer to the public through touch and interactive experience. The Las Campanas Observatory was once again part of the Science Walk, the central activity of the Antofagasta 2025 Port of Ideas Festival, presented by Escondida | BHP. In…
From the most distant galaxies to the formation of the first black holes, Chilean astronomer Leopoldo Infante has dedicated his career to deciphering the mysteries of the cosmos. Currently director of the Las Campanas Observatory (LCO), his research has marked milestones in world astronomy, always with one foot in Chile and an eye on the…
As part of the celebrations for Astronomy Day in Chile, celebrated in the country on the Friday closest to the autumn equinox in the southern hemisphere, the Las Campanas Observatory, LCO, carried out a series of activities designed to inspire future generations and promote inclusive access to science. The celebrations began with a visit to…
At the Las Campanas Observatory of the Carnegie Science Institution, we share the national and international astronomical community’s concern about the development of the INNA Project. The project contemplates the construction of a center for the production of liquid green hydrogen and green ammonia in Taltal, in the Antofagasta Region, a few kilometers from the…
Recognition highlights his scientific career, his contribution to world astronomy and his link with Chile. The distinguished North American astronomer Mark Phillips, director emeritus of the Las Campanas Observatory, was named Honorary Foreign Member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences in a ceremony held on Wednesday, March 26. The distinction recognizes his exceptional scientific career,…
Fernanda Gonzalez and Clara Aracena, both high school students from the Andes School in Talca, had the opportunity to visit the Las Campanas Observatory, one of the most important astronomical centers in the world, as a prize for having won first place in the 1st School Science Workshop for Women, an initiative promoted by the…
Using the Gemini South telescope, part of the International Gemini Observatory funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, and the Magellan Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking milestone: the first near-infrared observation of a recurrent nova outside the Milky Way. This discovery revealed extraordinary chemical…
