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Astronomers have gotten their first look at exactly where most of today’s stars were born.

New ALMA observation uncover compelling evidence that two planets orbit young star.

Glancing collision produces galactic “eyelids.”

For the first time, astronomers have seen a dusty disk of material around a young star fragmenting into a multiple-star system.

A new HD camera reveals ALMA in stunning detail.

ALMA discovers a ‘hot molecular core’ in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Density waves produce spiral arms around young star

ALMA uncovers hidden details in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

A rare, glowing blob of gas powered by pair of star-bursting galaxies.

Black hole is cloaked behind wall of its own exhaust

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