In most of the U.S., the rainy season comes in spring. Not California
It seems like merely a fact of life on the West Coast that summers are dry. But compared to most of the rest of the country ...
Star cluster reveals its colors in stunning 80-million-pixel image
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...
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Chile: ELT: The telescope that promises to discover whether there is life on a ‘second Earth’ from Chile
In the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, at an altitude of over 3,000 meters, an immense silver dome is being prepared to house the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in 2028. This will be the world's ...
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20 jaw-dropping places on Earth that look like an alien planet
On the south coast of the Big Island of Hawaii ... It looks like any other volcano during the daytime. The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest and most desolate places on ...
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20 jaw-dropping places on Earth that look like an alien planet
The enchanting dunescape stretches over 43 miles (70 km) along the coast and over 30 miles (50 km) inland. Lençois translates ...
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In Chile, wetlands spring back to life, bringing with them economic opportunities
A project backed by the Chilean government and UNEP is helping to revive the Cahuil wetland and kickstart economic growth.
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World’s Largest Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat: Light Pollution from Renewable Energy
Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...
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Work progresses on giant telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert
It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomy. The telescope is located on Armazones Hill, about 3,050 meters (10,000 feet ...
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Work progresses on giant telescope in Chile's Atacama desert
The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence of potential life on planets beyond our solar system - called exoplanets - and peer back in time to look for the ...
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Work progresses on giant telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert
The telescope’s primary mirror will measure about 39.3 meters (130 feet), made up of 798 pieces. It is situated in the middle of the arid Atacama Desert, considered one of the best places on Earth for ...
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Joe Yogerst
As the weather turns chilly in much of the northern hemisphere, it’s time to start thinking about a sun-splashed California desert winter ... might be San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile ...