In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...

Every year, more than 60,000 tonnes of clothes are shipped to northern Chile from Europe, the US and Asia. Whether they're ...

The first batch of test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is scheduled to be released Monday at 11:30 a.m., followed ...

The first mind-bending images taken by the observatory were released today in the tradition of “first light,” a new ...

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived Tuesday on a State trip to Chile, where they were welcomed by President ...

On Monday, the largest digital camera ever built released its first pictures of the universe. The shots include colorful ...

The powerful device will scan the sky like never before, capturing vast amounts of data to reveal how the universe changes ...

Black holes in a pair of merging galaxies, known as UGC4211, are devouring gas and dust that is "being displaced by the merger," according to ALMA scientists. The Atacama Large ...

A multi-million dollar renovation of the Tierra Atacama hotel has transformed one of the driest places on earth into a high-end destination. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

A multi-million dollar renovation of the Tierra Atacama hotel has transformed one of the driest places on earth into a high-end destination.

New images from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show the first close-up views of a region scientists had previously observed only ...

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded ...