I am staring through one of the largest public telescopes in the world from an observatory in northern Chile. The tiny sparkling object I’m looking at is Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. Through ...

The Allure of the Cosmos Astronomical tourism has surged in popularity as people seek to immerse themselves in the wonders of the night sky. As our understanding of the universe expands, so does the ...

The driest place in the world recently received some unexpected moisture. On June 25 2025, snow fell on the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. The unexpected storm swept through the high ...