What are some of the significant discoveries made using telescopes in the Atacama?

Mar 24, 2014 ... ... major here headed as far south as you can go, to the coldest, windiest and driest place on earth -- Antarctica., Dec 13, 2024 ... The Atacama Desert in Chile is often named one of the driest places on Earth, but it can't compete with the Dry Valleys in Antarctica. As it ... Death Valley is the driest place in North America, with some areas receiving ... The only place in the world this rare fish is found is Death Valley National Park ... Aug 28, 2024 ... ... driest desert on Earth. NGS analyses also unveiled a number of the OTUs clearly belonging to marine species, such as mollusks (Mytilisepta) ... Nov 5, 2020 ... In the Yungay region of the Atacama desert, the scientists found the clay layer, a previously unreported habitat for microbial life, is ... Feb 12, 2021 ... The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is generally considered as one of ... The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world, and the second driest overall, behind some specific spots within the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Oct 31, 2022 ... The Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert in the world, averaging about 2 millimeters (0.08 inches) of rainfall per year. The driest place on earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile. It is a plateau that occupies a 600 mile strip of the Pacific coast on the western side of Andes ... Jan 18, 2022 ... Source: Geophysical Research Letters. In the enduring dryness of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile where the average rainfall is as low as 5 ...