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Rare Blanket of Snow Falls in Chile's Atacama, the World's Driest Desert
Last week, astronomers stationed at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory in northern Chile ...
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Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'
The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...
Interstellar Visitor Spotted by Astronomers: What Is It?
In the predawn hours of July 1, 2025, a faint streak of light caught the attention of astronomers peering through data from a ...
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Rare Desert Snowfall Forces ALMA Observatory to Pause Operations
ALMA's snow day was the result of a "cold core" passing through the country, according to the Chilean Meteorological ...
A Colossal Telescope in the Desert Just Captured Galaxies We’ve Never Seen Before
More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...
In The World’s Driest Desert, Tierra Atacama Debuts Next-Level Luxury
Located in the remote Atacama Desert in Chile, Tierra Atacama reemerges from a year-long renovation to invite visitors back ...
Snow cloaks Atacama, the world's driest desert
Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its ...
Driest place on Earth blanketed by rare snowfall in Chile. See winter wonderland
The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes Mountains ...
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Snow Blankets Atacama, the World’s Driest Desert, in Rare Weather Event
Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...
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Fog water helps grow lettuce in Chilean desert
In Chile's Atacama Desert, researchers are using innovative fog-catching nets to collect moisture and grow hydroponic lettuce ...
Lettuce from thin air: Chile’s fog catchers grow crops in the world’s driest desert where rain never falls
In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...
Chile’s Atacama Desert: Nature therapy in world’s driest landscape
What’s the first image that comes to mind when you think about nature,” asks Aurora Radich, a nature therapist in northern ...