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The withdrawal of AES Andes from the INNA project closed, at least for now, one of the most tense episodes for Chilean astronomy in decades. The energy initiative aimed to be located in the vicinity of the Paranal Observatory, where the VLT operates and the largest optical telescope in the world is built: ELT. Both installed in the Atacama desert under the eavesdropping of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). For the astronomical community t…
European Southern Observatory Telescopes Saved from Industrial Project Pollution
European Southern Observatory Telescopes Saved from Industrial Project PollutionCerro Paranal and the Milky Way above it In a letter sent to the Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental, II Región de Antofagasta (SEA Antofagasta), Chile's Environmental Assessment Service, on February 6, 2026, AES Andes requested the withdrawal of the megaproject INNA from evaluation. This formally confirms that the project is not going ahead. The European Southern Obser…
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