ALMA – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

A Molecule, a Telescope, and Everything: A History of ALMA and Millimeter Astronomy

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a simple molecule, just one carbon atom closely bound to one oxygen. Neither of these…

Posted on June 9, 2023October 10, 2023 | By Brian Koberlein

When a star begins to form, the heat and pressure generated during the initial collapse of a protostar can…

The formation of a star has a simple tale. A region of interstellar gas collapses under its own weight,…

Recently the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) found an unusual object during observations for the Ophiuchus Disk Survey Employing…

Posted on August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 | By Nan Janney

On a clear dark night, the plane of our Galaxy can be seen arching overhead, filled with bright stars…

Posted on December 28, 2020January 1, 2021 | By Nan Janney

2020 probably won’t go down as anyone’s favorite year, but we still want to celebrate all of the cool (radio) science we did.

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