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Artist impression of the baby star TMC-1A

ALMA Spots Baby Star’s Growing Blanket

March 3, 2016 at 2:11 pm | Announcement

ALMA distinguishes between protostar disk and infalling gas.

NRAO Media Tip Sheet: February 2016

February 25, 2016 at 12:00 pm | Tip Sheet

Details of Jet from Black Hole, Maser Distance Measure, and New APS Fellow.

Planet Formation around Binary Star

February 13, 2016 at 1:00 pm | News Release

ALMA sees signs of planet formation around binary star.

The Rho Ophiuchi star formation region and star 2MASS J16281370-2431391

The Frigid Flying Saucer

February 3, 2016 at 12:10 pm | News Release

ALMA finds unexpectedly cold grains in planet-forming disk

Graphic showing the trajectory of the Smith Cloud

Fingerprint of Milky Way Found Far from Home in Galactic Neighbor

January 28, 2016 at 8:00 pm | News Release

High velocity ‘Smith Cloud’ contains chemical fingerprint of the Milky Way.

Image Release: Space-Earth System Produces Highest-Resolution Astronomical Image

January 26, 2016 at 4:00 pm | News Release

Using an orbiting radio-astronomy satellite combined with 15 ground-based radio telescopes, astronomers have made the highest-resolution, or most-detailed, astronomical image yet.

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