#atacamadesert — Public Fediverse posts

U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/americas/us-china-telescope-argentina-chile.html

U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/americas/us-china-telescope-argentina-chile.html

Silence.

#silentsunday #photography #atacama #atacamadesert #Valledelaluna

🌄Atacama Desert: Nematodes thrive in extreme conditions
A new study reveals that even under harsh and extremely dry conditions, stable and surprisingly diverse soil communities exist. An international team led by researchers from the University of Cologne investigated tiny nematodes in the Chilean Atacama Desert.

Read more ▶️ https://uni.koeln/UCRHL

📰 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67117-5

#uniköln #unicologne #AtacamaDesert #Nematodes #SoilLife #Ecology #ClimateChange

Scouting field study sites in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Exploración de sitios de estudio de campo en el desierto de Atacama, Chile.

#memories #desiertoatacama #marsrocks #atacama #exploracionespacial #desierto #fieldnotes #AtacamaDesert #chile #fieldscience #desert #nasa #marsrover #cienciaytecnologia #astrobiología #travelphotography #fotografia

Scouting field study sites in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Exploración de sitios de estudio de campo en el desierto de Atacama, Chile.

#memories #desiertoatacama #marsrocks #atacama #exploracionespacial #desierto #fieldnotes #AtacamaDesert #chile #fieldscience #desert #nasa #marsrover #cienciaytecnologia #astrobiología #travelphotography #fotografia

Scouting field study sites in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Exploración de sitios de estudio de campo en el desierto de Atacama, Chile.

#memories #desiertoatacama #marsrocks #atacama #exploracionespacial #desierto #fieldnotes #AtacamaDesert #chile #fieldscience #desert #nasa #marsrover #cienciaytecnologia #astrobiología #travelphotography #fotografia

Scouting field study sites in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Exploración de sitios de estudio de campo en el desierto de Atacama, Chile.

#memories #desiertoatacama #marsrocks #atacama #exploracionespacial #desierto #fieldnotes #AtacamaDesert #chile #fieldscience #desert #nasa #marsrover #cienciaytecnologia #astrobiología #travelphotography #fotografia

Scouting field study sites in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

Exploración de sitios de estudio de campo en el desierto de Atacama, Chile.

#memories #desiertoatacama #marsrocks #atacama #exploracionespacial #desierto #fieldnotes #AtacamaDesert #chile #fieldscience #desert #nasa #marsrover #cienciaytecnologia #astrobiología #travelphotography #fotografia

Salt-crusted road in the Atacama desert, 2018. Carretera cubierta de sal en el desierto de Atacama, 2018. #atacamadesert #photo #travelphotography #NASA #marsrover #atacama #chile #desert #fieldscience #photography #foto #viajes #travelphoto #outdooradventures #chiletravel #desiertodeatacama

Salt-crusted road in the Atacama desert, 2018.

Carretera cubierta de sal en el desierto de Atacama, 2018.

طريق مغطى بالملح في صحراء أتاكاما، 2018.

Route recouverte de sel dans le désert d'Atacama, 2018.

Estrada coberta de sal no deserto do Atacama, 2018.

#atacamadesert #photo #travelphotography #NASA #marsrover #atacama #chile #desert #fieldscience #photography #foto #viajes #desierto #travelphoto #outdooradventures #fieldscience #chileturismo #chiletravel #desiertodeatacama

Salt-crusted road in the Atacama desert, 2018.

Carretera cubierta de sal en el desierto de Atacama, 2018.

طريق مغطى بالملح في صحراء أتاكاما، 2018.

Route recouverte de sel dans le désert d'Atacama, 2018.

Estrada coberta de sal no deserto do Atacama, 2018.

#atacamadesert #photo #travelphotography #NASA #marsrover #atacama #chile #desert #fieldscience #photography #foto #viajes #desierto #travelphoto #outdooradventures #fieldscience #chileturismo #chiletravel #desiertodeatacama

Salt-crusted road in the Atacama desert, 2018.

Carretera cubierta de sal en el desierto de Atacama, 2018.

طريق مغطى بالملح في صحراء أتاكاما، 2018.

Route recouverte de sel dans le désert d'Atacama, 2018.

Estrada coberta de sal no deserto do Atacama, 2018.

#atacamadesert #photo #travelphotography #NASA #marsrover #atacama #chile #desert #fieldscience #photography #foto #viajes #desierto #travelphoto #outdooradventures #fieldscience #chileturismo #chiletravel #desiertodeatacama

Salt-crusted road in the Atacama desert, 2018.

Carretera cubierta de sal en el desierto de Atacama, 2018.

طريق مغطى بالملح في صحراء أتاكاما، 2018.

Route recouverte de sel dans le désert d'Atacama, 2018.

Estrada coberta de sal no deserto do Atacama, 2018.

#atacamadesert #photo #travelphotography #NASA #marsrover #atacama #chile #desert #fieldscience #photography #foto #viajes #desierto #travelphoto #outdooradventures #fieldscience #chileturismo #chiletravel #desiertodeatacama

Salt-crusted road in the Atacama desert, 2018.

Carretera cubierta de sal en el desierto de Atacama, 2018.

طريق مغطى بالملح في صحراء أتاكاما، 2018.

Route recouverte de sel dans le désert d'Atacama, 2018.

Estrada coberta de sal no deserto do Atacama, 2018.

#atacamadesert #photo #travelphotography #NASA #marsrover #atacama #chile #desert #fieldscience #photography #foto #viajes #desierto #travelphoto #outdooradventures #fieldscience #chileturismo #chiletravel #desiertodeatacama

NOIRLab image of the week

A Bright Bond Between Neighbors

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2539a/

#NOIRLab #astrophotography #Chile #CerroTololo #CerroPachón #Atacama #AtacamaDesert #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #startrails #LaSerena

NOIRLab image of the week

A Bright Bond Between Neighbors

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2539a/

#NOIRLab #astrophotography #Chile #CerroTololo #CerroPachón #Atacama #AtacamaDesert #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #startrails #LaSerena

NOIRLab image of the week

A Bright Bond Between Neighbors

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2539a/

#NOIRLab #astrophotography #Chile #CerroTololo #CerroPachón #Atacama #AtacamaDesert #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #startrails #LaSerena

NOIRLab image of the week

A Bright Bond Between Neighbors

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2539a/

#NOIRLab #astrophotography #Chile #CerroTololo #CerroPachón #Atacama #AtacamaDesert #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #startrails #LaSerena

NOIRLab image of the week

A Bright Bond Between Neighbors

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2539a/

#NOIRLab #astrophotography #Chile #CerroTololo #CerroPachón #Atacama #AtacamaDesert #Astronomy #Astrodon #science #photography #startrails #LaSerena

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Slime mold ✧

Slime mold is an informal name given to a polyphyletic assemblage of unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the clades Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba, Amoebozoa and Holomycota. Most are near-microscopic; those in Myxogastria form larger plasmodial slime molds that are visible to the naked eye. Most slime molds are terrestrial and free...

#Rhizaria #Discoba #Stramenopiles #Holomycota #AtacamaDesert #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_mold

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

✧ Llullaillaco ✧

Llullaillaco is a dormant stratovolcano on the border between Argentina and Chile. It lies in the Puna de Atacama, a region of tall volcanic peaks on a high plateau close to the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places in the world. Its maximum elevation is most commonly given as 6,723 metres (22,057 ft), making it the second-...

#AtacamaDesert #Chile #Argentina #PunadeAtacama #Llullaillaco #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llullaillaco

Energy Facility Could Spoil Observatory’s View of the Night Sky https://petapixel.com/2025/03/20/energy-facility-inna-could-spoil-paranal-observatorys-view-night-sky-very-large-telescope/ #europeansouthernobservatory #extremelylargetelescope #verylargetelescope #astrophotography #lightpollution #atacamadesert #deepspace #universe #Space #chile #News #eso

20-Feb-2025
‘#FogHarvesting’ could yield #water for drinking and #agriculture in the world’s driest regions
A field study spanning a year showed that water collected from fog could ease water scarcity affecting vulnerable populations living in #Chile’s #AtacamaDesert https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072950 #science #drought I thought that has been known for a while - just wondering whether the water harvested will eventually be missed somewhere else?

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Very Large Telescope ✧

The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is an astronomical facility operated by the European Southern Observatory, located on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It consists of four individual optical telescopes, each equipped with a primary mirror measuring 8.2 metres (27 feet) in diameter, w...

#EuropeanSouthernObservatory #CerroParanal #AtacamaDesert #VLT #Chile #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Very_Large_Telescope

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Extremely Large Telescope ✧

The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is an astronomical observatory under construction. Part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) agency, it is located on top of Cerro Armazones in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The project was proposed in 2011 with construction beginning in 2017. ...

#EuropeanSouthernObservatory #CerroArmazones #AtacamaDesert #ELT #ESO #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_Large_Telescope

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

✧ Markham's storm petrel ✧

Markham's storm petrel (Hydrobates markhami) is a seabird native to the Pacific Ocean around Peru, Chile, and Ecuador. It is a large and slender storm petrel; its plumage is black to sooty brown with a grayish bar that runs diagonally across the upper side of the wings. A colonial breeder, the species nests in natur...

#PacificOcean #Ecuador #AtacamaDesert #Peru #Chile #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markham%27s_storm_petrel

Why am I posting pictures of the Atacama Desert today? Because, sadly, I don't have a cat.

#desert #nature #geology #travel #photo #travelphotography #landscape #mountain #silentsunday #chile #AtacamaDesert

Unusual rainfall brings winter flowers to #Chile's #Atacama desert https://phys.org/news/2024-07-unusual-rainfall-winter-chile-atacama.html

#Large swaths of the #AtacamaDesert have been covered with purple and white #flowers after unusual rainfall patterns in northern Chile. Normally, such a desert bloom occurs every few years in the southern springtime—if and when conditions are just right—blanketing thousands of square kilometers. But the flowers are making an appearance now in winter, something that hasn't happened since 2015"

Can Artificial Intelligence Rethink Art? Should it? - There is an increasing overlap between art and artificial intelligence. Some celebrate it... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/arts/ai-art-overlap.html #hydepark(londonengland) #artificialintelligence #smithsonianinstitution #serpentinegalleries #marrakesh(morocco) #museumofmodernart #obristhansulrich #birnbaumdaniel #atacamadesert #huyghepierre #anadolrefik #chengian #france #chile

https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/05/03/scientists-discovery-under-atacama-desert-could-help-search-for-life-on-other-planets

#Mars #AtacamaDesert

The #ExtremelyLargeTelescope will transform astronomy under construction in #Chile's #AtacamaDesert will be the world's biggest optical #telescope when completed in 2028. With a giant 39.3m mirror and advanced adaptive optics, the #ELT will collect far more light and achieve much sharper images than any existing ground-based telescope, revolutionizing the study of #exoplanets, #blackholes, #darkmatter, and the early universe. https://www.economist.com/interactive/science-and-technology/2023/12/06/the-extremely-telescope-will-trasform-astronomy #space #timemachine

OnlineFirst - "Privatizing water in the Atacama Desert and the resurgence of Atacameño indigeneity" by Manuel Prieto:

#Chile #AtacamaDesert #waterprivatization #Atacameñopeople #indigeneity

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486231187799

SkyFi's Satellite Image Confirms Massive Clothes Pile In Chile's Atacama Desert
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https://www.skyfi.com/blog/skyfis-confirms-massive-clothes-pile-in-chile <-- shared blog post
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https://atmos.earth/atacama-desert-chile-unwanted-clothing-waste/ <-- shared media article
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“The Atacama Desert: A Surprising Dumping Ground for Fast Fashion Leftovers
Chile's Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world, has been a dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers. A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in the desert, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by the fashion industry…"
#gis #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #chile #atacama #atacamadesert #fastfashion #clothing #waster #dumpingground #fashion #fashionindustry #pollution #discarded #waste #overproduction #supplychain #nike #oldnavy #hugoboss #chanel #hm

Since it seems there are way too many doubting Tomas' in the world =>
SkyFi's Satellite Image Confirms Massive Clothes Pile in Chile's Atacama Desert

https://www.skyfi.com/blog/skyfis-confirms-massive-clothes-pile-in-chile
#fashion #fashiondump #Chile #sacrificecountry #sacrificezones #clothingdump #climatecrisis #atacamadesert

... people’s needs — food, shelter, water, transportation — are not always explicitly connected to energy, and even when they are, there are ways to dramatically reduce the amount of energy required to meet them.
That conclusion contradicted several decades of economic theory that suggested that increased energy use and, by extension, increased consumption would always equate to a longer lifespan and improved quality of life.

“Fossil fuel use does not contribute significantly to improvements in life expectancy.”

A tsunami wiped out ancient communities the Atacama Desert 3,800 years ago - Enlarge (credit: Salazar et al. 2022)

A recent study of geolog... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1846629 #pre-columbiancivilizations #ancientpeopledidstuff #ancientsouthamerica #naturaldisasters #geoarchaeology #atacamadesert #archaeology #earthquakes #tsunamis #science #geology #chile

A New 10-Year Plan for the Cosmos - On astronomers’ wish list for the next decade: two giant telescopes and a space telescope... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/science/astronomy-decadal-survey-telescope.html #nationalacademiesofsciencesengineeringandmedicine #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #telescopesandobservatories #jameswebbspacetelescope #spaceandastronomy #blackholes(space) #your-feed-science #starsandgalaxies #atacamadesert #canaryislands #unitedstates #europe

Pre-Columbian people in the Atacama raised parrots for their feathers - Enlarge / Scarlet macaws (credit: Abul Az Abu Jamil)
Centuries ago, indigenous South Americans br... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1753032 #pre-columbiancivilizations #indigenoussouthamerica #ancientcentralamerica #ancientpeopledidstuff #biologicalarchaeology #indigenouscommunities #ancientsouthamerica #zooarchaeology #atacamadesert #archaeology #science #parrots