Dead star and planetary bodies: astronomers spot unique disc of debris that foretells Solar System’s future
Press Release 27 October 2026 Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have found…
I tasted 21 affordable malbecs and the results were surprising – The Irish Times
Having looked at some premium malbec a few weeks ago, today I turn my attention to the less…
Scientists found a 9-million-year-old capybara relative’s tooth in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of Earth’s driest places; the water-loving animal adds evidence that the region once supported wetlands and a much wetter climate
The newly discovered tooth provides another reason to reconsider how the region looked in the distant past, the…
Founder of Peploe’s in Dublin leaves more than €2.8m in will – The Irish Times
Dublin restaurateur Barry Canny, founder of Peploe’s restaurant, left an estate valued at €2.86 million, papers published by…
Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now
THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — Spring has finally arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and, in Chile, even the desert is…
Fastest star in the Milky Way found zipping around black hole
NEW YORK — A telescope has spied the fastest known star in our galaxy, racing around the supermassive black hole…
Rescued lions and tigers leave Argentine zoo for sanctuaries abroad
LUJAN, Argentina (AP) — Thirty lions and tigers that were kept alive — barely — for years in…
‘Chemical fingerprints’: what scientists detected after SpaceX rocket crashed into moon – The Irish Times
A telescope in Chile has captured evidence of the impact caused by part of a SpaceX rocket slamming…
Chile: A rural Chile community struggling with drought restored its water supply by protecting a watershed, planting native trees and rebuilding the soil that holds rain
Rural community on Chile’s Chiloé Island restores its water supply. (Picture: Chile’s Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity) A…
Most Ambitious Sky Survey Ever Begins with Hungarian Scientists on the Team
High atop a mountain in Chile, under some of the world’s clearest, darkest skies, a new era of…
The Andean long-eared mouse, the mammal that holds the key to surviving at altitudes of more than 22,000 feet | Science
At the summit of the Llullaillaco volcano, on the border between Chile and Argentina, there is only rock,…
Map: 5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Chile
Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,”…