Free Astronomy Magazine May-June 2026 ARABIC VERSION

A AESAndesannounces cancellation of INNA byESO BárbaraFerreira ES Andes has confirmed the cancellation of the INNA megaproject,plannedfor the vicinity of ESO’s Paranal obser- vatory. “We are relieved that the INNA industrial complex will not be built near Paranal,” said ESO Direc- tor General Xavier Barcons. “Due to its planned location, the project would have posed a serious threatto Earth’s darkest and clearest skies and the performance of the world’s most advanced astronomical facili- ties.” AES Andes, a subsidiary of the US company AES Corporation, has therefore decided to discontinue the INNA project, which involved the production of green hydrogen and ammonia, to focus instead on its renewable energy portfolio. A detailed technical analysis con- ducted by ESO last year revealed that the INNA project would cause severe and irreversible damage to thenightskyatParanalandthe abilityofitsfacilitiestooperateas intended. The most significant im- pacts,whichwouldaffectfacilities such as the Very Large Telescope (VLT),theVLTInterferometer(VLTI), theExtremelyLargeTelescope(ELT), and CTAO-South, would be caused by light pollution, microvibrations, dust,andincreasedatmospherictur- bulence in the area. “As we have said before, ESO and its Member Statesarefullysupportiveofenergy decarbonisation and initiatives that ensure a more prosperous and sus- tainable future. Green-energy proj- ects—andotherindustrialprojects thatdrivenationalandregionalde- velopment — are fully compatible with astronomical observatories, if thedifferentfacilitiesarelocatedat sufficient distances from one an- other,” says Barcons. The INNA case and its proposed lo- cationhighlighttheurgentneedto establishclearprotectionmeasures intheareasaroundastronomical MAY-JUNE2026 » إ ﮫ إيإسأﻧﺪ ﺲ « ﺗﻌﻠﻦ ﻋﻦ إﻟﻐﺎء ﻣﺸﺮوع إ ﻨﺎ : ﻘﻠﻢ ﺎر ﺮا ﻓﺮ ﺮا اﻟﻤﺮﺻﺪ اﻷوروﺑﻲ اﻟـﺠﻨﻮﺑﻲ أﻋﻠﻨـﺖ »ﴍﻛﺔ إﻳﻪ إي إس أﻧﺪﻳﺲ « ﻋﻦ إﻟﻐﺎء ﻣﴩوع إﻳﻨﺎ اﻟﻀﺨﻢ ا ﺨﻄﻂ ﻟﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮب ﻣـ ﻦ ا ﺮﺻﺪ اﻷوروﺑﻲ اﻟﺠﻨﻮﺑﻲ اﻧﺎل ﺑﺎر . وﻗﺎل ا ﺪﻳﺮ اﻟﻌﺎم ﻟﻠﻤﻨﻈﻤـﺔ ﺧـﺎﻓﻴ ﺑـﺎرﻛﻮﻧﺰ :» ﻧﺸـﻌﺮ ﺑﺎﻻرﺗﻴﺎح ﻷن ﻣﺠﻤﻊ إﻳﻨﺎ اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻲ ﻟـﻦ ﻳُﺒﻨـﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮب ﻣ . راﻧﺎل ﻦ ﺑﺎ ﻧﻈـﺮاً ﻮﻗﻌـﻪ ا ﺨﻄـﻂ ﻛﺎن ا ﴩوع ﺳﻴﺸﻜﻞ ﺗﻬﺪﻳﺪاً ﺧﻄ اً ﻟﺴـﻤﺎء اﻷرض اﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﻇﻠﻤـﺔ ووﺿـﻮﺣﺎً وﻷداء أﻛﺜـﺮ ا ﻨﺸﺂت اﻟﻔﻠﻜﻴﺔ ﺗﻘﺪﻣﺎً ﰲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ « . وﺑﻨﺎءً ﻋﻠﻴﻪ » ﻗﺮرت إﻳﻪ إي إس أﻧﺪﻳﺲ وﻫﻲ « ﴍﻛﺔ ﻓﺮﻋﻴﺔ ﺗﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻟﻠﴩﻛﺔ اﻷﻣﺮﻳﻜﻴﺔ إﻳـﻪ » إي إس ﻛﻮرﺑﻮرﻳﺸﻦ « إﻳﻘﺎف ﻣـ ﴩوع ـ إﻳﻨـﺎ اﻟ ﺬي ﻛﺎن ﻳﺸﻤﻞ إﻧ ﺘﺎج اﻟﻬﻴﺪروﺟ اﻷﺧ ﴬ ـ واﻷﻣﻮﻧﻴﺎ ﻟﻠﱰﻛﻴﺰ ﺑﺪﻻً ﻣﻦ ذﻟﻚ ﻋﲆ ﻣﺤﻔﻈﺘﻬﺎ ﰲ ﻣﺠﺎل اﻟﻄﺎﻗـﺔ ا ﺘ . ﺠـﺪدة وأﻇﻬـﺮ ﺗﺤﻠﻴـﻞ ﺗﻘﻨﻲ ﻣﻔﺼﻞ أﺟﺮ ها ا ﺮﺻﺪ اﻷوروﺑﻲ اﻟﺠﻨﻮﺑﻲ اﻟﻌﺎم ا ﺎﴈ أن ﻣﴩوع إﻳﻨﺎ ﻛﺎن ﺳﻴﺘﺴـﺒﺐ ﺑﺄﴐار ﺷﺪﻳﺪة وﻏ ﻗﺎﺑﻠﺔ ﻟﻺﺻﻼح ﻟﺴـﻤﺎء اﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﰲ ﺑﺎراﻧﺎل وﻟﻘﺪرة ﻣﻨﺸﺂﺗﻪ ﻋـﲆ اﻟﻌﻤـﻞ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻘﺼﻮد . وﻛﺎﻧﺖ أﺑﺮز اﻟﺘﺄﺛ ات اﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺳﺘﺆﺛﺮ ﺑﻜﻞ ﺗﺄﻛﻴﺪ ﻋﲆ ﻣﻨﺸﺂت ﻣﺜﻞ اﻟﺘﻠﺴﻜﻮب اﻟﻜﺒ ﺟﺪاً ﺟﻬﺎز ا ﺘـﺪاﺧﻞ VLT (VLTI ( ، واﻟﺘﻠﺴـﻜﻮب ﻣﺠﻠﺔ FreeAstronomy ﺎﻟﻌﺮ ﺔ 42 وﺟﻬﺎز اﻟ ﺘـﺪا ﺧﻞ ﰲ اﻟﺘﻠﺴـﻜﻮب اﻟﻜﺒـ ﺟـﺪاً واﻟﺘﻠﺴﻜﻮب ﻓـﺎﺋﻖ اﻟﻜـﱪ وﻣﺼـﻔﻮﻓﺔ ﻛـﺎﺗﻮ ﺳﺎوث ﰲ ﺗﺸﻴﲇ ﻧﺎﺟﻤﺔ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺘﻠﻮ ث اﻟﻀـﻮﺋﻲ واﻻﻫﺘــﺰازات اﻟﺪﻗﻴﻘــﺔ واﻟﻐﺒــﺎر وزﻳــﺎدة اﻻﺿﻄﺮاﺑﺎت اﻟﺠﻮﻳﺔ ﰲ ا ﻨﻄﻘﺔ . وﻳﻀﻴﻒ ﺑﺎرﻛﻮﻧﺰ :» ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﻠﻨـﺎ ﺳـﺎﺑﻘﺎً ﺪﻋﻢ ﻳـ ا ﺮﺻﺪ اﻷوروﺑﻲ اﻟﺠﻨـﻮﺑﻲ ﻪ ودوﻟـ اﻷﻋﻀـﺎء ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ إزاﻟﺔ اﻟﻜ ﺮﺑﻮن ﻣـﻦ ﻗﻄـﺎع اﻟﻄﺎﻗـﺔ وا ﺒﺎدرات اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻀﻤﻦ ﻣﺴﺘﻘﺒﻼً أﻛﺜﺮ ازدﻫﺎراً و اﺳــﺘﺪاﻣﺔ إن . ﻣﺸــﺎرﻳﻊ ﻣﺜــﻞ اﻟﻄﺎﻗــﺔ اﻟﺨﴬاء وﻏ ﻫﺎ ﻣـﻦ ا ﺸـﺎرﻳﻊ اﻟﺼـﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗ ﺪﻓﻊ اﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ واﻹﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ أن ﺗﻜﻮن ﻣﺘ ﻮاﻓﻘﺔ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎً ﻣﻊ ا ﺮاﺻﺪ اﻟﻔﻠﻜﻴﺔ إذا ﺗﻢ وﺿﻊ ﻫـﺬه ا ﻨﺸـﺂت ﻋـﲆ ﻣﺴـﺎﻓﺎت ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ اﻟﺒﻌﺾ « . وﻳُﻈﻬﺮ ﻣﺜﺎل ﻣﴩوع إﻳﻨﺎ وﻣﻮﻗﻌـﻪ ا ﻘـﱰح اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ ا ﻠﺤـﺔ إﱃ وﺿـﻊ إﺟـﺮاءات ﺣﻤﺎﻳـﺔ واﺿﺤﺔ ﰲ ا ﻨﺎﻃﻖ ا ﺤﻴﻄﺔ ﺑﺎ ﺮاﺻﺪ اﻟﻔﻠﻜﻴﺔ . ﻓﻤﺜـﻞ ﻫـﺬه اﻹﺟــﺮاءاتﴐورﻳــﺔ ﻟﺘﻤﻜـ ا ﺮاﺻ ﺪ اﻟﻔﻠﻜﻴـﺔ ﻣـﻦ اﻻﺳـﺘﻤﺮار ﰲ ﻋﻤﻠﻬـﺎ ﺧﺼﻮﺻﺎً ﰲ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺗﻌﺘﱪ اﻷﻓﻀ ﻞ ﰲ اﻟﻌـﺎﻟﻢ ﺮاﻓﻖ اﻟﻔ ﻠﻚ اﻟﺒﴫي ﻧﻈـﺮاً ﻟﻈـﻼم اﻟﺴـﻤﺎء ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ دي - ﻣﺎﻳﻮ ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻮ 2 0 2 6