Most Atacama tourists are drawn to the north of the desert, to San Pedro de Atacama ... "We have 320 cloudless nights a year and no major cities nearby, which is why the sky here is pitch black ...

A narrow canyon leading to the volcano Licancabur in the Atacama Desert. At night, the singular views continue: located miles above sea level with no major cities to bring in obstructing light ...

Located in the Atacama Desert, it was a production hub for saltpeter ... while owners usually had homes in coastal cities instead of near the mines. Workers faced difficult, dangerous conditions.

This Chilean desert became a scapegoat for reckless humans who have no regard for how they affect the natural resources.

At an incredible 5,800 metres (19,000ft) above sea level, this road has been declared the world's highest and climbs up the ...

It is located around 150 kilometers northeast of the city of Serena at the outskirts of the Atacama Desert, one of the driest and remotest places in the world.

Scientists have examined the soils in those parts of the Atacama desert that may not see any rains for decades. Still, the team led from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, found evidence ...

"The satellite image that we ordered of the clothes pile in Chile's Atacama Desert really puts things into perspective," SkyFi wrote in the blog post. "The size of the pile and the pollution it's ...

Horálek Much of the success of the observatory comes as a result of the clear, dark skies of the Atacama. The desert's arid climate ... Artificial light from cities, streetlights and industrial ...

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 ...