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The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...
The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape ...
For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the centuries-old remains of supernova SNR 0509-67.5 with the European Southern ...
Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...
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 ...
The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...
A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...
An ancient temple hidden in Bolivia’s highlands is reshaping how archaeologists understand the Tiwanaku civilization, a ...
Located in the remote Atacama Desert in Chile, Tierra Atacama reemerges from a year-long renovation to invite visitors back ...