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One of Life’s Building Blocks Found around Infant Sun-like Stars

Posted on June 8, 2017June 14, 2017

ALMA has observed stars like the Sun at a very early stage in their formation and found traces of methyl isocyanate — a chemical building block of life.

Composite image of the Fomalhaut star system.

ALMA Eyes Icy Ring around Young Planetary System

Posted on May 18, 2017May 18, 2017

ALMA has made the first complete millimeter-wavelength image of the ring of dusty debris surrounding the young star Fomalhaut.

Precise Location, Distance Provide Breakthrough in Study of Fast Radio Bursts

Posted on January 4, 2017March 28, 2017

For the first time, astronomers have pinpointed the location in the sky of a Fast Radio Burst, allowing them to determine the distance and home galaxy of one of these mysterious pulses of radio waves.

Record-breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered

Posted on August 30, 2016March 28, 2017

ALMA and VLA join host of other telescopes to study galaxy cluster.

Artist impression of a debris disk surrounding a star in the Scorpius-Centaurus Association

ALMA Finds Unexpected Trove of Gas Around Larger Stars

Posted on August 25, 2016March 28, 2017

ALMA finds gas-rich disks in unexpected places.

Image Highlight: ALMA Explores Orion’s Turbulent Border

Posted on August 15, 2016March 28, 2017

ALMA sees transition from atomic to molecular gas in Orion.

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