Chile's Atacama Desert is home to some of the best Earth-based observatories, though an energy company is throwing a wrench in the works.

Sheriff Robert Luna said 179,783 people are under evacuation orders due to the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires in Los Angeles County. Another 200,000 residents are under evacuation warnings.

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