In the otherworldly Chilean desert, this huge telescope could reveal alien life

In Chile's Atacama Desert, the biggest telescope ever built is taking shape – and it could radically change our view of the ...
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Scientists Discover Mysterious Ecosystem Beneath Earth’s Driest Desert

Underneath the parched sands of Atacama is a massive, diverse group of bacteria and a previously undetected biosphere, according to a new study. Reading time 2 minutes The Atacama Desert—an arid, ...
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Was a Tiny Mummy in the Atacama an Alien? No, but the Real Story Is Almost as Strange

Nearly two decades ago, the rumors began: In the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, someone had discovered a tiny mummified alien. A photo provided by Bhattacharya S et al. 2018 of A mummified skeleton ...
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The alien landscapes of the Atacama Desert

Moon Valley, located within Chile’s Atacama Desert, is one of the most extreme and arid landscapes on the planet. Shaped over millions of years by intense solar radiation, powerful winds, and minimal ...