The ESA/NASA Rosalind Franklin rover, planned for launch in 2028, will carry the first laser desorption ionization mass spectrometer (LDI-MS) to Mars as part of the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer […]
Atacama Desert
Adapting to UV: Integrative Genomic and Structural Analysis in Bacteria from Chilean Extreme Environments
Extremophilic bacteria from extreme environments, such as the Atacama Desert, Salar de Huasco, and Antarctica, exhibit adaptations to intense UV radiation. In this study, we investigated the genomic and structural […]
Oxygen Has Been Discovered In The Most Distant Known Galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0
Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. The discovery, reported in two separate studies, was made possible thanks to the Atacama Large […]
Mid-infrared Absorption Spectra and Mass Absorption Coefficients for 23 Chondrites: Dependence On Composition and Grain Size
We present mid-infrared transmission spectra from 2 to 23 microns of the 23 Atacama Desert chondrites of different types (carbonaceous Ornans and ordinary of H, L, and LL groups) as […]
A Large Number Of Exocomets Have Been Discovered
CfA astronomers and its Submillimeter Array were critical for identifying a cache of belts where comets may reside outside our Solar System.
Prospecting the First Chilean Martian Simulants From the Atacama Desert for ISRU and Potential Applications
Martian simulants are an essential part of in situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology development and testing, and aid in providing new astrobiology insights regarding Mars’s past habitability.
Living Microbes Discovered In Earth’s Driest Desert
The Atacama Desert, which runs along the Pacific Coast in Chile, is the driest place on the planet and, largely because of that aridity, hostile to most living things. Not […]
The ArmazoNes High Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph: The Analysis Of The Universe
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has signed an agreement with an international consortium of institutions to develop and build ANDES, the ArmazoNes High Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph. The ANDES instrument will […]
ESO Signs Agreement For ANDES Life-Seeking Spectrograph On The ELT
[ESO] Today, ESO has signed an agreement with an international consortium of institutions for the design and construction of ANDES, the ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph. The ANDES instrument will […]
Astronomers Discover A New Earth-sized World Orbiting Ultra-cool Star SPECULOOS-3
A new, Earth-sized planet orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf star, has been detected by an international team of astronomers – just 55 light years away.
