The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...

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Record low temperatures were recorded as far south as Chile's Atacama Desert, where snow fell for the first time in a decade, ...

The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes Mountains ...

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Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...

ALMA's snow day was the result of a "cold core" passing through the country, according to the Chilean Meteorological ...

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