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Newly Identified Galactic Supercluster Is Home to the Milky Way

Astronomers using the GBT find Milky Way is part of ginormous supercluster of galaxies called Laniakea.

SETI, Astrobiology Pioneer Awarded Jansky Lectureship

The 2014 Karl G Jansky Lectureship was awarded to Dr Jill C Tarter of the SETI Institute.

Radio Telescopes Settle Controversy Over Distance to Pleiades

Astronomers have used a worldwide network of radio telescopes to resolve a controversy over the distance to a famous star cluster — a controversy that posed a potential challenge to scientists’ basic understanding of how stars form and evolve.

Orion Molecular Cloud Complex and OMC -2/3 filament

Orion Rocks! Pebble-size Particles May Kick Start Planet Formation

Star-forming filaments in Orion are brimming with dust grains of unusual size.

Merging Galaxies in Distant Universe

ALMA and VLA team up with other observatories for best view ever of merging galaxies in the distant Universe.

Comets Forge Molecules in Their Dusty Atmospheres

Scientists using ALMA probed the atmospheres of comets ISON and Lemmon providing important insights into how and where comets forge new chemicals, including intriguing organic compounds.

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