The Atacama Desert has some of the darkest, clearest skies of anywhere on Earth. There is little moisture in the air, minimizing the amount of light absorbed by water in the atmosphere ...

Reaching each corner of this desert requires a fair amount ... where the super-high salt content bounces you atop the water. Like so much of the Atacama, it’s incredibly remote, and peaceful ...

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 ...

On the other hand, every few years, an unusually rainy period can produce "super blooms," where even the Atacama becomes blanketed in wildflowers. Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ...

"There is no place on earth quite like the Atacama desert,” explains Oliver Ripley, Our Habitas Co-Founder and CEO. “It's an incredibly serene and humbling place, which is a draw for those ...

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 ...