Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...

In one of the driest deserts in the world, you will find the largest ancient artwork of its kind, whose origin still baffles ...

The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

Being thrown from a horse triggered my bodys fight-or-flight response, but what came next was truly surprising.

The Atacama Desert, recognised as one of the driest and oldest deserts on Earth, offers a unique natural laboratory for the study of extreme hydrological and geological processes. Its remarkably ...

Several factors contribute to the Atacama’s extreme dryness. Moisture from prevailing southeast trade winds hits the Andes and condenses as rain on their eastern (non-desert) side.

The driest, highest desert on Earth, Chile's Atacama Desert, also holds the world's richest nitrate and iodine deposits. As such, a "white gold" rush there fueled Europe's bombs in World War I and ...

Travelers should explore the Atacama Desert for its unique landscapes, stargazing opportunities and distinct wildlife.

The Atacama is famed for its pitch-black skies and lack of light pollution, and it's home to the ESO's Paranal Observatory, which was involved in taking the very first picture of an exoplanet.

If you’re a living organism, the Atacama Desert is a pretty awful place to be. It is the second driest desert in the world, with the land composed of rocks, dust, salt lakes, and lava that flows ...