Scientists have made a huge discovery in the Atamaca desert which could help in the search for life in space. The 105, 000 square desert in Chile has extremely harsh conditions, with NASA able to perform specific experiments there due to it being" Mars-like". Despite being one of the driest places on earth, the Atacama Desert is still home to viable microbes, found by a research team who travelled there in 2018. Lucas Horstmann, a researcher in the team, said they have possible implications for