ACT captures the universe’s first light with unmatched precision High-resolution data refines models of cosmic evolution Findings support existing theories but don’t resolve Hubble tension ...

The Atacama Cosmology Telescope that captured the clearest image of the universe’s first light. Credit: M. Devlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 Scientists using the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) have captured ...

If you weren’t able to make it to one of those thrilling events, Diamond In The Desert is more than just the next best thing; Zimmer and director Paul Dugdale have turned his stage act into an ...

A green energy plant expected to be built in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase night-time sky brightness at one of the world's most valuable astronomical locations by up to 35%, a new study ...

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Research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration has led to the clearest and most precise images yet of the universe’s infancy, the cosmic microwave background radiation that was visible only ...

The fifth installment of the Desert X biennial is the smallest yet, with just 11 sculptures on view around the Coachella Valley. A mammoth ‘desert Stonehenge’ by Guadalajara-based Jose Dávila ...

But doing so can unlock new pieces of the past, according to a new study. “Many people have sniffed mummies, of course,” says Matija Strlič, a professor of analytical chemistry at the ...

including Egyptian mummies. At present, the law that regulates the storage and use of human remains in the UK only requires consent for acquiring and holding body tissue from people under 100 ...

Displaying Egyptian mummies and other human remains in museums and universities should be banned as it may offend the 'wishes of the ancestors', MPs have claimed. The all-party Parliamentary Group ...

But contrary to popular belief they weren't the first. The Chinchorro people from Chile's Atacama Desert are thought to be the first some 7,000 years ago - pre-dating the Egyptians' by 2,000 years.