Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...

Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...

The towering red dunes in ... The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest and most desolate places on Earth.

Thousands of sand dune plant seedheads are gathered from Northland beaches in summer, and propagated so locals can return the plants to their coastline. About 250,000 nursery-raised sand dune ...

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 ...

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 ...

If Netflix was your go-to streamer for the award-winning movie, that might leave you wanting to dig a hole into the ground and hide under some sand. But fear not. Dune will surface again as ...

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 ...

You’ll get to sample Utah’s best on the Sand Dune and Broken Arch Trail. Contour along the base of sandstone fins, squeeze through a slot, and see three arches along the way. This family-friendly hike ...

Dubbed Sand-E, the beach cleaning robot was developed by 27 students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). The team had wanted to come up with a solution to assist ...

Jointly, the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad and Volunteer Fire Co. issued a public service announcement this week to warn beach walkers about some unstable sand along the lighthouse/jetty walkway in ...