A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study has ...

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study ...

The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a comet grace the night sky all at once. In February 2025, conditions were just ...

Most Atacama tourists are drawn to the north of the desert, to San Pedro de Atacama ... with wheat puree as "mine cuisine." We spend the night in a small mountain village called Agua Dulce ...

Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet. With its "Martian landscapes" and sprawling salt flats, the arid "geographical ...

All-inclusive, eco-friendly, desert hotel, Tierra Atacama, reopens on April 1st 2025 after undergoing a year-long, $20 ...

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 ...