The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...

From its heart in the Atacama Desert, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) is a central player in the global energy transformation, controlling lithium and its derivatives, but also essential ...

But every now and then, even the world's driest deserts get a bit of rain—or in this case, snow. Last week, ALMA was forced to pause all scientific operations as the Atacama Desert's lofty ...

The summer of 2025 has been very warm to hot across much of the western U.S. Here in Coeur d’Alene, we’ve already had six days with high temperatures at or above the 90-degree mark. Our hottest day ...

The Atacama Desert typically receives only 0.04 to 0.6 inch (1 to 15 millimeters)of precipitation per year, and many areas can go years without recording any measurable rain or snow.

Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...

CHANARAL, Chile (Reuters) -In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using ...

Chanaral: In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a net to catch ...