News Release – Page 63 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Planet-forming Lifeline Discovered in a Binary Star System

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

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

Milky Way Ransacks Nearby Dwarf Galaxies, Stripping All Traces of Star-Forming Gas

The Milky Way is stripping all traces of star-forming gas from nearby dwarf spheroidal galaxies.

Radio Telescopes Unravel Mystery of Nova Gamma Rays

Highly-detailed radio-telescope images have pinpointed the locations where a stellar explosion called a nova emitted gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic waves. The discovery revealed a probable mechanism for the gamma-ray emissions, which mystified astronomers when first observed in 2012.

Infant Solar System Shows Signs of Windy Weather

Astronomers using ALMA have observed what may be the first-ever signs of windy weather around a T Tauri star, an infant analog of our own Sun.

Single frame from animation showing rotation after galactic merger

Galaxy Mergers Defy Expectations to Produce Disk Galaxies

ALMA and other radio telescopes provide the first direct evidence that merging galaxies can produce disk galaxies.

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