Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Astronomers have turned the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) into a time machine to peer back in cosmic ...

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), an enormous ground-based telescope currently under construction in Chile's Atacama Desert ...

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

This majestic Andean giant now forms the dramatic focal point for guests at Tierra Atacama, a luxury hotel recently unveiled following a $20 million refurbishment.

Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to peer into the early universe and uncover the ...

Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet ever seen, providing clues about its origins ...

Astronomers have uncovered new details about an extraordinary object hurtling through thesolar system. A comet with ...

The monstrous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 is the second most distant body originating from the Oort Cloud found to be ...

UT-Austin just took a big step in its process of building one of the largest telescopes in the world as the Giant Magellan ...

No telescope has basked in the night sky quite like the enormous new Vera Rubin Observatory. Here's what it could reveal ...

Astronomers using ALMA have uncovered how gas and dust in planet-forming disks evolve separately an insight that reshapes our understanding of how different types of planets form. While dust lingers, ...