Chile's Atacama Desert May Be Famous for the 'Giant' Geoglyph, but the U.S. Uses It as a 'Fast Fashion Graveyard' The Atacama Desert has been an enigma for experts and enthusiasts worldwide. The ...

New observations with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope in Chile reveal the earliest-ever "baby pictures" of our universe, ...

Scientists have discovered a star-smothering black hole energy jet tearing through a galaxy similar to the Milky Way.

Using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and additional data from the Atacama Pathfinder ...

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there – and is setting a precedent for dealing with ...

Many protoplanetary disks in which new planets are formed are much smaller than thought. Using the Atacama Large ...

Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert -- home to ...

The boxes are due to be assembled into one giant mirror approximately 1-1/2 times the size ... It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for ...

AS night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile, four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn hea­vens. The driest place on Earth is the best place to observe the universe ...