Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, May 1, 2026 Chile’s Atacama desert is the driest mid-latitude desert in the world, receiving only 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) of precipitation per year. Only the dry valleys of Antarctica receive less precipitation. These environmental conditions have made the Atacama a […]
Category:
Blogs
Posted on
May 5, 2026
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
4
2
2
21
1
6
17
1
1
46
62
1
386
3
33
107
48
69
105
1
11
1
12
7
10
17
7
10
6
18
4
299
41
113
34
2
4
1
3
27
2
18
10
202
5
1
55
10
37
6
1
1
14
11
3
1
1
15
6
8
45
661
46
1
100
3
18
3
1
6
2
11
10
1
1
2
3
13
1
2
170
1
1
30
152
17
1
1
13
114
6
112
1
51
3
1
14
13
29
1
67
36
10
34
3
21
1
46
1
187
405
210
11
14
2
2
30
2
3
29
54
4
5
38
1
280
1
133
1
3
1
388
10
6
1
1
159
371
3
95
13
141
58
2
22
2
14
1
4
2
17
20
3
7
1
3
1
136
5
19
9
233
1
361
1
7
1
1
1
14
1
10
26
11
19
2
1
221
4
2
1
45
17
41
3
3
13
1
6
3
Blog Posts
APOD: 2026 September 24 – The Ghosts of Five Supernovas
September 24, 2026
Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest
September 24, 2026
NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems
September 24, 2026