Deep inside the remains of an exploded star lies a twisted knot of newly minted molecules and dust. Using ALMA, astronomers mapped the location of these new molecules to create a high-resolution 3-D image of this “dust factory,” providing new insights into the relationship between a young supernova remnant and its galaxy.
Star’s Birth May Have Triggered Another Star Birth, Astronomers Say
New evidence from the VLA suggests that a jet of material ejected by a young star may have triggered the formation of a second, younger star.
Chaotically Magnetized Cloud Is No Place to Build a Star, or Is It?
To make a star, the conditions inside interstellar gas clouds have to be “just right.” When it comes to a cloud’s magnetic fields, however, those conditions may range from powerful and orderly to weak and chaotic, new ALMA observations suggest.
One of Life’s Building Blocks Found around Infant Sun-like Stars
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.
ALMA Returns to Boomerang Nebula
The Boomerang Nebula — the so-called “coldest place in the universe — may get its frigid nature from a companion star supercharging a rapidly expanding outflow of gas.
IMAGE RELEASE: A New Look at the Crab Nebula
Astronomers produced a dramatic new image of the famous Crab Nebula by combining data from five different telescopes spanning the breadth of the electromagnetic spectrum.