News – Page 14 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

ALMA sees young Milky Way-like galaxies in the early universe.

A protostar in the Cat’s Paw Nebula is undergoing a powerful growth spurt.

A dusty galaxy is seen about 13 billion light-years away.

LL Pegasi is an amazing celestial spiral.

30 years ago a star exploded… revisiting Supernova 1987A.

Powerful radio jets enable cold gas to form in heart of the Phoenix Cluster.

Applications for ACEAP 2017 due Feb. 19.

ALMA turns its amazing vision to our Sun.

ALMA achieves “first light” with Band 5

ALMA sees progenitors of Milky-Way-Like Galaxies

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