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Attendees at the ALMA Conference in Tokyo.

Astronomers from around the World Share Remarkable ALMA Results

December 12, 2014 at 3:18 pm | Announcement

Astronomers met in Japan to discuss latest results from ALMA.

Artist's impression of collisions in outer solar system

Swarms of Pluto-Size Objects Kick Up Dust around Adolescent Sun-Like Star

December 11, 2014 at 7:00 pm | News Release

Astronomers using ALMA may have detected Pluto-size objects swarming around a Sun-like star.

Artist impression of the central region of NGC 1266.

‘Perfect Storm’ Quenching Star Formation around a Supermassive Black Hole

December 4, 2014 at 8:32 pm | News Release

Turbulence from a black hole in a nearby lenticular galaxy is squelching star formation.

Supernova 1987A on the cover of Astronomy Magazine

ALMA Observations of SN 1987A Astronomy’s Top Space Story of 2014

December 2, 2014 at 4:24 pm | Announcement

ALMA Finding ‘Top Space Story’ of 2014

Labeled artist's impression of the protocluster observed by ALMA.

ALMA Finds Best Evidence Yet for Galactic Merger in Distant Protocluster

November 10, 2014 at 8:30 pm | News Release

ALMA finds evidence for galactic merger in a protocluster more than 12.5 billion light-years away.

Radio image of the protoplanetary disk around young star HL Tau.

Birth of Planets Revealed in Astonishing Detail in ALMA’s ‘Best Image Ever’

November 6, 2014 at 12:00 pm | News Release

Best image ever of planet formation revealed by ALMA.

Planet-forming Lifeline Discovered in a Binary Star System

October 29, 2014 at 6:00 pm | News Release

ALMA has detected a streamer of material flowing from a massive outer disk toward the inner reaches of a binary star system.

Organic Molecules in Titan’s Atmosphere Are Intriguingly Skewed

October 22, 2014 at 4:30 pm | News Release

ALMA reveals unexpectedly off-axis concentrations of organic molecules on Titan.

NRAO Media Tip Sheet September 2014

September 25, 2014 at 12:00 pm | Tip Sheet

ALMA finds new organic molecule; VLA reveals details of still-forming planetary system; NRAO patent for new radio synthesizer.

ALMA antennas on distant pads with the central antennas in the background.

ALMA Extends Its Arms: Longest baseline ever achieved for ALMA

September 24, 2014 at 1:00 pm | Announcement

ALMA scientists successfully test an antenna 11 kilometers from its nearest neighbor — the most extended configuration yet.

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