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The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...
The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...
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 ...
In Chile's Atacama Desert, researchers are using innovative fog-catching nets to collect moisture and grow hydroponic lettuce ...
In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...
The Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth, has been covered in an unexpected layer of snow. In this area, rain is ...
Record low temperatures were recorded as far south as Chile's Atacama Desert, where snow fell for the first time in a decade, ...
In the predawn hours of July 1, 2025, a faint streak of light caught the attention of astronomers peering through data from a ...
A polar air mass has brought record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, causing at least 15 deaths and forcing ...
Residents of the world’s driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its ...
When science organizations in the United States, Europe, and Japan dreamed up a new, ultra-powerful millimeter and ...