Chile's Atacama desert is the driest non-polar region on Earth, where "the sky shines when the sun sets", said The Guardian.

At first sight, orange and off-white shards of rocks surrounded by dust and dirt are all you can see for thousands of desolate kilometres in the Atacama Desert of Chile. This is one of the driest ...

The effects of a proposed green-energy facility in Chile could be devastating for some of the most powerful instruments ...

Chile has announced that it is reviewing an agreement signed with China for the construction of a major astronomical ...

ALBAWABA- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Atacama, Chile, on Tuesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake occurred at a depth of 29 ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path in Socaire, a hilltop village deep in Chile's Atacama Desert, a black flag whips in the wind above Jeanette Cruz's house. The desert sun has ...

It's a rare treat to see so many astronomical delights in the sky at one time. The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a ...

Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 200 people, Palestinian health authorities said, as attacks hit dozens of targets early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ...

The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in ...