Death and Birth of Stars – Page 13 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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, 2016August 27, 2025

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.

Illustration of an icy disk around a young star in Orion.

Stellar Outburst Brings Water Snowline into View

Posted on July 13, 2016December 10, 2019

Young star’s outburst provides first-ever view of a water snowline.

Artist's conception of gravitational waves interacting with pulsars

Gravitational Wave Search Provides Insights into Galaxy Evolution and Mergers

Posted on April 5, 2016March 28, 2017

NANOGrav provides insights into galaxy mergers.

VLA Shows Earliest Stages of Planet Formation

Posted on March 17, 2016March 28, 2017

New images of a young star made with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) reveal what scientists think may be the very earliest stages in the formation of planets.

Artist impression of the baby star TMC-1A

ALMA Spots Baby Star’s Growing Blanket

Posted on March 3, 2016March 28, 2017

ALMA distinguishes between protostar disk and infalling gas.

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