Telescopes and Observatories

Grief Makes Us Time Travelers

A neuroscientist studying memory, I used to believe time was linear. Then my mother had a stroke.

By Ida Momennejad

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Hunting the Northern Lights in Iceland

The country markets itself as a destination to see the northern lights — especially this year, which is a peak time for solar activity. But they can be elusive, as one writer recently found.

By Amelia Nierenberg

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Gazing Into the Past and Future at Historic Observatories

As ever-larger telescopes are launched into space or built at high-altitude sites, these observatories still have wonders to share with visitors and astronomers alike.

By Kim Beil

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What Survives in the Atacama Desert?

In Chile, a writer takes a road trip through one of the world’s driest places — a landscape that preserves remnants of the dead.

By Maggie Shipstead and Anthony Cotsifas