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Atacama’s pristine skies face light pollution risks despite cancellation of nearby energy projectChile's Atacama Desert, a prime spot for stargazing, faces ongoing threats to its clear night skies. A proposed energy project near a major...- Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky WayA comet from another star system has revealed secrets about the early galaxy. Scientists found it has a high amount of heavy hydrogen. This...
- Lush forests, vibrant wildlife, Anand Mahindra is in awe of Tamil Nadu park where the night sky ‘reveals itself in full’Industrialist Anand Mahindra recently lauded the Ariyur Shola Reserve Forest's Dark Sky Park. This location in Kolli Hills offers a rare, u...
- Why Some Deserts Turn Into “Glass”: The Science of Ancient Meteor StrikesNatural silica glass, found in Earth's driest regions, forms when intense heat from meteor impacts or atmospheric explosions rapidly melts ...
- Did NASA’s experiment accidentally kill life on Mars?Life on Mars: An astrobiologist suggests that NASA's Viking missions in the 1970s may have inadvertently eliminated potential Martian life....
- Your complete itinerary: 36 hours in Santiago, ChileSantiago, Chile's capital, offers a vibrant city experience with music, art, and nightlife against the backdrop of the Andes. Visitors can ...
- Violence was a part & parcel of ancient societies, claims new studyRates of violence were surprisingly static over time, the team of researchers including a biological anthropologist found.
- What if there's alien life on Mars, but our rovers just can't 'see' it?On Earth, most organisms use photosynthesis to harness energy from sunlight.
- 'Captain America: Civil War' star Daniel Bruhl joins Lone Scherfig's 'The Movie Teller' film adaptationThe film follows the story of life in a mining town in Chile's Atacama Desert.
- Solar Eclipse: How 2020's last great celestial event looks in picturesThousands of people turned their heads to the sky to watch a solar eclipse that lasted around two minutes on Monday as southern Chile and A...
- Top copper nation gets tough on water with BHP in crosshairsMines that dot the parched Atacama desert are coming under increasing scrutiny for their use of water, with lithium giant Soc. Quimica & Mi...
- Chilean President inaugurates construction of world's largest telescopeSantiago, May 27 (IANS) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the construction of the world's largest optical and infrared telesc...
- Brazilian astronomers discover 2 new planetsBrasilia, Nov 5 (IANS) A team of Brazilian astronomers has discovered two new planets around a star similar to the sun known as HIP 68468.
- 'Driest place on Earth' may provide clues to life on MarsNASA scientists are exploring the "driest place on Earth" that provides a Mars-like environment to study the limits of life, and test drill...
- Milky Way mapped in 46 billion pixels!Astronomers have compiled the largest astronomical image to date - a picture of the Milky Way galaxy that contains 46 billion pixels.
- Get ready to cheer for your favourite team at the FIFA U-17 & Formula OneGet ready to go on a whirlwind tour of top sporty destinations in the upcoming months. Time to cheer for the best team.
- Driest place on earth found in Atacama Desert, ChileResearchers have discovered the driest location on Earth in the Atacama Desert in Chile – and they were surprised to find some bacteria liv...
- Cigarette a day: To Blow Miners’ Cares Away!THERE are two ways of reacting to the news that cigarettes will be dropped to 33 miners trapped 700 m underground since August 5.
- BHP Billiton to build $3.5 bn Chile water plantBHP Billiton is seeking approval to build a US$3.5 billion water desalinization plant to service its Escondida copper mine in northern Chil...
- Wage row hits world's largest copper mineWorkers struck the world’s largest copper mine, jeopardising 8% of the global production and spurring prices to a three-week high.
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