As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

the Atacama receives 50 times less rain than Death Valley in California. In some regions, rainfall has never been measured since records began, a peculiarity due to the location of the desert ...

But the historic rainfall has turned the Atacama Desert, which is the driest place on Earth, into a flowering oasis. "The Atacama region was punished, but also blessed by the phenomenon of a ...

Researchers in Spain have investigated how climate change may possibly impact solar power generation in the world’s region with the highest solar radiation levels – the Atacama desert in ...

Reaching each corner of this desert requires a fair amount of ... and barbecued alpaca (chewy). The uber-dry climate also makes Atacama a wine haven, with the Carmenere top pick for a full-bodied ...

Some 3,800 years ago a massive 9.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami with waves as high as 20 metres (66 feet) slammed the coastline of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the world’s driest ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is considered one of the ... one of the most inhospitable places due to its extreme heat, arid climate, lack of water sources, and harsh terrain, making it difficult ...

The region's hyperarid Atacama Desert has been compared to Mars. The desert soil contains a mix of chemicals carried by groundwater, ocean spray, or fog. A lack of rainfall helped preserve beds of ...