For stargazing in the Atacama Desert, a portable yet sturdy telescope is essential. Choose a model that balances ease of ...

Chile has failed to stop cars driving over the large designs etched into the rock of this vast landscape. Aerial images this ...

Preservationists say governments at all levels have failed to prevent authorized and illegal off-road racers from driving ...

As hundreds of motorists take to the desert, their tracks damage the massive geoglyphs made by Indigenous groups in northern ...

Ancient art carved into a Chilean desert by a lost civilization as long as 3,000 years ago risks destruction beneath the tires of off-roading enthusiasts, mining trucks, and rally vehicles, according ...

"The damage is irreversible," said one archaeologist about ruts left by off-roaders in the Nazca Lines-esque art.

Planning your stargazing adventure. To reach the heart of the Atacama for an unparalleled stargazing experience, most ...

Illegal off-road racers in the Atacama Desert are blamed for the destruction of 3,000-year-old art that was also damaged by ...

Believed to be the oldest desert in the world, it is so similar to the Red Planet that NASA has conducted tests.

High in the Chilean desert, the Extremely Large Telescope is taking shape. It promises sharper views of space than we've ever seen — but will Australian astronomers be able to use it?

Tech pioneer Charles Simonyi talks about the Simonyi Survey Telescope — and his own trips to space — in the GeekWire Podcast.