This space wallpaper shows a view of a three-dimensional visualization of gas in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 (The Sculptor Galaxy) as observed by the ALMA radio telescope in Chile. …read more
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Observations of the dark cloud SDC 335.579-0.292 using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter array (ALMA) have given astronomers the best view yet of a monster star in the process of forming, as seen in this stunning space wallpaper. …read more
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(Phys.org) —A team of astronomers has used the new ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope to pinpoint the locations of over 100 of the most fertile star-forming galaxies in the early Universe. ALMA is so powerful that, in just a few hours, it captured as many observations of these galaxies as have been made by all similar telescopes worldwide over a span of more than a decade.
(Phys.org) —Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope have discovered signs of star formation perilously close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. If confirmed, this would be the first time that star formation was observed so close to the galactic center. …read more
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This stunning space wallpaper reveals ALMA antennae bathed in red light. Appearing in the background are the southern Milky Way on the left and the Magellanic Clouds at the top. This image was released March 5, 2013. …read more
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This space wallpaper shows an aerial view of the Chajnantor Plateau, located at an altitude of 5000 meters in the Chilean Andes, where the array of ALMA antennas is located. …read more
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Some of the brightest galaxies in the universe – infant galaxies that churned out tens of thousands of stars each year at the dawn of the universe – evolved much sooner and in greater numbers than previously thought, according to new measurements obtained by University of Arizona astronomers. …read more
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See photos of the giant ALMA radio telescope array in Chile during inauguration ceremonies in March 2013. …read more
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The world’s biggest radio telescope is being launched in a plateau high above Chile‘s Atacama desert.
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or ALMA, will search for clues about the dawn of the cosmos — from the coldest gases and dust where galaxies are formed to the energy produced by the Big Bang.
Most of the 66 radio antennas will be inaugurated Wednesday in an official ceremony.
ALMA also reaches farther than any other radio telescope and has captured images different from anything seen before by visible-light and infrared telescopes.
The $1.5 billion project is jointly funded by the United States, Canada, Japan and Europe. It is an engineering triumph that launches Chile to the forefront of ground-based space exploration.
Made up of dozens of small radio telescope dishes, the ALMA telescope will be one of the most powerful in the world when finished. …read more
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In a super-arid desert at an altitude of 5,000 meters, with almost no humidity or vegetation, the world’s largest ground-based astronomy project opens for business on Wednesday ready to probe the universe with unprecedented might. …read more
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When finished, the ALMA observatory in Chile will see protoplanets being born, researchers say. …read more
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A ceremony in Chile March 13 will celebrate the opening of the ALMA array. …read more
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This new image of Centaurus A combines ALMA and near-infrared observations of the massive elliptical radio galaxy.
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(Phys.org)—Astronomers have used the ALMA telescope to get their first glimpse of a fascinating stage of star formation in which planets forming around a young star are helping the star itself continue to grow, resolving a longstanding mystery. The young system, about 450 light-years from Earth, is revealing its complex gravitational dance to the ever-sharpening vision of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), scheduled for completion this year.
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