Analysis of two cosmic explosions indicates to astronomers that the pair, along with a puzzling blast from 2018, constitute a new type of event, with similarities to some supernovae and gamma-ray bursts, but also with significant differences.
ALMA Discovers Massive Rotating Disk in Early Universe
Galaxy DLA0817g, nicknamed the Wolfe Disk after the late astronomer Arthur M. Wolfe, is the most distant rotating disk galaxy ever observed.
ALMA Reveals Unusual Composition of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov
ALMA is the first telescope to measure the gases originating directly from the nucleus of an object that travelled to us from another planetary system.
Astronomers Measure Wind Speed on a Brown Dwarf
Using VLA and Spitzer observations, astronomers are able to determine wind speeds on a brown dwarf for the first time. They believe the technique also could be used for exoplanets.
Something is Lurking in the Heart of Quasar 3C 279
The Event Horizon Telescope has observed the finest detail ever seen in a jet produced by a supermassive black hole.
The Strange Orbits of ‘Tatooine’ Planetary Disks
Astronomers using ALMA have found striking orbital geometries in protoplanetary disks around binary stars.