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

The Atacama Desert in Chile is a harsh environment. Yet, once upon a time, humans were traipsing across the landscape committing enormous drawings to the earth – drawings that would endure for ...

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), an enormous ground-based telescope currently under construction in Chile's Atacama Desert ...

The Atacama Giant is described as a colossal geoglyph. With its large design stretching across the vast Atacama Desert, it's the largest of all its kind. Related articles ...

Reuters. A view of the site where European Southern Observatory (ESO) is constructing the world's largest optical telescope atop a mountain in Chile's arid Atacama desert, in Chile, January 26, 2025.

A multi-million dollar renovation of the Tierra Atacama hotel has transformed one of the driest places on earth into a high-end destination.

Item 1 of 5 A view of the site where European Southern Observatory (ESO) is constructing the world's largest optical telescope atop a mountain in Chile's arid Atacama desert, in Chile, January 26 ...

Fuschia Cistanthe grandiflora flowers, shown on the left and right, were among the first flowers to pop up thanks to a rare desert bloom in the Atacama. The purple flowers (center) bloomed later.

The Atacama Desert in Chile is a harsh environment. Yet, once upon a time, humans were traipsing across the landscape committing enormous drawings to the earth – drawings that would endure for ...