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Adele Plunkett Receives 2015 Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

2015 Robert Brown Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

Dwarf Dark Galaxy Hidden in ALMA Gravitational Lens Image

ALMA image hides signs of a dwarf dark galaxy.

Artist's conception of gravitational waves interacting with pulsars

Gravitational Wave Search Provides Insights into Galaxy Evolution and Mergers

NANOGrav provides insights into galaxy mergers.

Planet Formation in Earth-like Orbit around a Young Star

ALMA uncovers planet formation at 1 AU around young star.

Earth-Space Telescope System Produces Hot Surprise

Astronomers using an orbiting radio telescope in conjunction with four ground-based radio telescopes have achieved the highest resolution, or ability to discern fine detail, of any astronomical observation ever made.

VLA Shows Earliest Stages of Planet Formation

New images of a young star made with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) reveal what scientists think may be the very earliest stages in the formation of planets.

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