New ALMA observations show there is ordinary table salt in a not-so-ordinary location: 1,500 light-years…
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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is one of the most advanced astronomical observatories on Earth, located high in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Comprising 66 high-precision antennas, ALMA observes the universe in millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths—ideal for studying the coldest, most distant, or dust-shrouded regions of space. From probing the formation of stars and planets to examining the chemistry of distant galaxies, ALMA provides astronomers with an unparalleled window into the early universe and the processes shaping cosmic evolution.
Astronomers using ALMA have detected various complex organic molecules around the young star V883 Ori.…
Before electrical power became available, water fountains worked by relying on gravity to channel water…
Astronomers have cataloged nearly 4,000 exoplanets in orbit around distant stars. Though the discovery of…
Most stars with the mass of the sun or larger have one or more companion…
The most luminous galaxy in the universe has been caught in the act of stripping…
A billion light-years from Earth lies one of the universe’s most massive structures, a giant…
Researchers from Keele University have worked with an international team of astronomers to find for…
Astronomers using ALMA, with the aid of a gravitational lens, have detected the most-distant galactic…
Astronomers obtained the most detailed anatomy chart of a monster galaxy located 12.4 billion light-years…
A team of scientists using the highest-frequency capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)…
Two independent teams of astronomers have used ALMA to uncover convincing evidence that three young…
Astronomers have used observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and ESO’s Very Large…
An international team led by researchers at CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes and the French Alternative…
Tim Miller, a doctoral candidate in astronomy, is the first author of a new study…
The ALMA and APEX telescopes have peered deep into space — back to the time…
This dramatic infrared image shows the nearby star formation region Monoceros R2, located some 2700…
The discovery of an exoplanet has most often resulted from the monitoring of a star’s…