La Mano del Desierto is a giant sculpture in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It stands over 11 meters tall, making it a striking sight. Its size and the desert’s emptiness create a unique contrast. The artist ...

Thomas Richard Marsh, an astrophysicist at University of Warwick, was last seen a week ago near the astronomical observatory La Silla on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert where he is understood ...

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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 ...

Work Progresses on Giant Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert By Rodrigo Gutierrez CERRO ARMAZONES, Chile (Reuters) - Dozens of boxes holding mirrors are placed along a remote desert hill in ...

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 ...

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 ...

This megaproject, which was proposed in December by U.S. power company AES Corporation's AES Andes subsidiary, may be built in Chile's Atacama Desert. The Atacama is famed for its pitch-black ...

South America’s rich cultural fabric and a wide array of adventurous activities also captivate travelers from all corners of ...

Why art thou cast down, O my soul (Ps. 43:5). Is there ever any ground to be cast down? There are two reasons, but only two. If we are as yet unconverted, we have ground to be cast down; or if we have ...

Have you ever wondered what's really in Area 51? The notorious government black site in Nevada and the existence of a mysterious UFO-related program is one of the United States most enduring ...

The Chihuahuan is the largest desert in North America-stretching all the way from the southwestern United States deep into the Central Mexican Highlands. WWF's conservation efforts focus on the Big ...