When a distant quasar was found to have two sources, University of Washington student Anaïs Martin wanted to find out why.
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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…
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Cooking With Gas
When a star begins to form, the heat and pressure generated during the initial collapse of a protostar can…
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The Chaotic Cores of Perseus Protostars
The formation of a star has a simple tale. A region of interstellar gas collapses under its own weight,…
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The Mouse That Roared: The Strange Tale of a Brown Dwarf
Recently the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) found an unusual object during observations for the Ophiuchus Disk Survey Employing…
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Dusty Doughnuts from your Local Cosmic Café
On a clear dark night, the plane of our Galaxy can be seen arching overhead, filled with bright stars…