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

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 ...

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 ...

The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape ...

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...

In conversation with Mále Uribe, we set out to learn about the processes and ideas that work at the intersection of art, ...

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is home to a massive, and growing, mountain of discarded clothes and textiles. The items are remnants of secondhand clothes imported into the country to resell. To address ...