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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.

ALMA Returns to Boomerang Nebula

Posted on June 5, 2017June 6, 2017

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.

Multiwavelength image of the Crab Nebula.

IMAGE RELEASE: A New Look at the Crab Nebula

Posted on May 10, 2017August 7, 2017

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.

Composite image of the OMC-1 cloud in Orion

Image Release: ALMA Captures Explosive Star Birth

Posted on April 7, 2017April 11, 2017

Star birth can be a violent and explosive event, as dramatically illustrated in new ALMA images.

Protostar Blazes Bright, Reshaping Its Stellar Nursery

Posted on March 15, 2017March 28, 2017

A protostar in the Cat’s Paw Nebula is undergoing a powerful growth spurt.

An Extraordinary Celestial Spiral with a Twist

Posted on March 3, 2017March 22, 2017

LL Pegasi is an amazing celestial spiral.

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