A rare snowfall in the driest place on Earth has halted operations of one of the world's premier telescope arrays, and climate change may mean the observatory will face more extreme weather events ...

The driest place in the world recently received some unexpected moisture. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On June 25 2025, snow ...

This recently-released image from NASA gives a mesmerizing, bird’s eye view of an unusual event in what’s widely considered the driest non-polar place on Earth – the Atacama Desert. The satellite ...

A patchwork of crystal-clear lagoons and vast salt plains in Argentina's Puna de Atacama desert forms an otherworldly ecosystem unlike "anything any scientist has ever seen," researchers say. The ...

Atacama Region, Chile (27.6°S 70.5°W), 09 Mar 2023 Atacama Region, Chile (27.6°S 70.5°W), 09 Mar 2023 The Atacama Desert is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,600 km (990 mi) strip of land ...

Cornell University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have signed an agreement committing the two institutions to collaborate on the planning for a 25-meter infrared telescope high ...

Researchers have discovered a jaw-dropping ecosystem of crystal-clear lagoons and salt plains in Argentina's Puna de Atacama desert that could offer a window onto early life on Earth and Mars. When ...