The university’s critical contribution allows the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to fulfill its mission as a high-tech research tool that is revolutionizing how we explore worlds beyond our own.

Some observatories that used to be dark and remote are now adjacent to bright urban centers. And sending all telescopes into ...

On June 25, 2025, an extraordinary sight unfolded over the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. A rare snowfall ...

Scientists at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, including some from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, broke ...

John McGinn takes a reading as Armagh Observatory marks 230 Years of Weather Recording Armagh Observatory and Planetarium marked a remarkable milestone this week, 230 years of daily weather ...

The SOAR Telescope sits on the peak of Cerro Pachón, part of the Chilean Andes mountain range. Recently, a rare winter storm swept across the Atacama desert, bringing snow to the driest place on Earth ...

The Andes Mountains stretch over 7,000 kilometres along the western coast of South America, cradling a remarkable diversity of ecosystems. From the steamy rainforests of Colombia to the arid expanses ...

Tucked away at the base of the Andes Mountains, just minutes from the heart of Salta, House of Jasmines Relais & Châteaux offers luxury ...

It holds the title of the longest single commercial bus journey on Earth completing the distance in over 102 hours.

A hike along Switzerland’s Aletsch offers escape from the summer heat — but comes with a poignant sense of time running out ...