The Extremely Large Telescope is astronomy's next big thing
WEB2 days ago · Scientists believe this part of the Atacama has been a desert for 150 million years.(Supplied: ESO)At the crest of one of those ridges 2,500 metres above sea level is the Paranal Observatory: a ...
Off-Road Drivers Are Destroying Ancient Artworks Stretching …
WEB2 days ago · Within the vast, sun-scorched sands of the Atacama Desert lie ancient geoglyphs —carvings etched into the hillsides more than 1,000 years ago by Indigenous groups in northern Chile. But now ...
Vehicles destroying ancient geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert: …
WEB1 day ago · When the Atacama Desert Foundation posted the damage that a variety of motorized vehicles have caused to the Alto Barranco geoglyphs in the Tarapacá region of northern Chile on social networks in early September, there were global repercussions. “The images are really shocking because of the extent of the contact,” says Gonzalo Pimentel, director of the Chilean NGO.
Desert Racers Demolish Art Carved by Ancient People in Chile
WEB4 days ago · Starting 3,000 years ago, those Indigenous people carved vast figures of animals, humans and objects on the desert’s slopes. Known as geoglyphs, the specimens at Alto Barranco in the Tarapacá ...
Extremely Large Telescope in the Atacama - ABC News
WEB2 days ago · Read the latest news headlines and in-depth analysis from an independent and trusted source. ... a peak at 3,00m above sea level in the Atacama Desert, is the construction site for the Extremely ...
The driest desert on the planet is in bloom - CNN
WEBJul 9, 2024 · CNN — The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest places on Earth, but swaths of its usually barren sand are currently carpeted with a colorful bloom of white and purple flowers.
See stunning photos of the Atacama Desert - Live Science
WEBJul 19, 2024 · For the first time in a decade, plants in the Atacama Desert have started flowering in the middle of winter, covering a portion of the driest desert on the planet in white and violet hues.
A Giant New Telescope Is Taking Shape in Chile’s Atacama Desert …
WEBApr 18, 2023 · Researchers at the Atacama Large Millimeter Array — at 15,900 feet, it’s the world’s highest radio telescope — must wear oxygen masks to visit; the Very Large Telescope has a swimming pool.
Chile desert surprises with rare winter bloom | Reuters
WEBJul 8, 2024 · The sand dunes of Chile's Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been blanketed by white and purple blooms in recent days after early rains caused flowers to spring up in the dead of...
In the World’s Driest Desert, Ancient Wisdom Blooms Eternal
WEBNov 3, 2023 · Burned out from life in New York, a photographer traveled to northern Chile to study the ancient wisdom of the Lickanantay, the area’s Indigenous people. Here’s what she saw. The Río San ...