The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...

In the bone-dry heights of Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists have just flipped the switch on a machine that could rewrite the story of the universe. Perched atop the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is the ...

A polar air mass has brought record low temperatures to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, causing at least 15 deaths and forcing ...

The Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth, has been covered in an unexpected layer of snow. In this area, rain is ...

Tech Now is given rare access to the world's most advanced telescope with the largest digital camera ever built.

In the predawn hours of July 1, 2025, a faint streak of light caught the attention of astronomers peering through data from a ...

Record low temperatures were recorded as far south as Chile's Atacama Desert, where snow fell for the first time in a decade, as well as in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

In Chile's Atacama Desert, researchers are using innovative fog-catching nets to collect moisture and grow hydroponic lettuce ...

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

When science organizations in the United States, Europe, and Japan dreamed up a new, ultra-powerful millimeter and ...

In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...