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When Astronomers See Disks, They See Chemical Cauldrons

Astronomy has shown us striking images of galaxies, star clusters, and vast glowing nebula. But for many scientists, that…

Last June 2018, a group of astronomy educators, under the auspices of the National Science Foundation’s Astronomy in Chile…

How do we know what’s going on in protoplanetary disks? Visible light telescopes don’t reveal much, because the thick…

Tiny acorns make giant oak trees. But did you know that entire planets are born from pieces even smaller than…

Superheroes, archenemes, actors, and animated characters galore… what do they have in common with dark matter, star formation, and…

Chajnantor is a name given to a plateau in the high Atacama Desert. In the language of the region’s…

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