The Hand of Irulegi once belonged to the Vascones ... The actual finding was made in the 1990s in the Atacama Desert, but after decades of research, the team revealed the bones were from a previously ...

Laser beams streak from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope array in Chile’s Atacama Desert ... as much as you can cover with your hand with your arm outstretched.

La Mano del Desierto is a giant sculpture in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It stands over 11 meters tall, making it a striking ...

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 ...

Deserts might not be the first place you'd think of for a vacation, but these sun-kissed landscapes are full of surprises. Endless dunes, stunning sunsets, and landscapes that look like they're ...

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 ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is home to some of the most pristine dark skies on the planet. Among the astronomical sites, Cerro Paranal has the darkest and clearest skies – it is no accident that ...

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope construction at Atacama desert in Chile ...

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 ...