Astronomers using ALMA have spotted the light of a massive galaxy seen only 970 million years after the Big Bang!
IMAGE RELEASE: Giant Magnetic Ropes in a Galaxy’s Halo
VLA image reveals a large-scale magnetic field extending far into a galaxy’s extended halo.
A Weakened Black Hole Allows its Galaxy to Awaken
Astronomers have found the first example of a galaxy cluster where large numbers of stars are being born at its core. The discovery revealed new details of how supermassive black holes affect their host galaxies.
First Canadian ALMA Large Program to Investigate the Impact of Galaxy Environment on Star Formation
The first ever Canadian-led Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Large Program has been approved for cycle 7. Dr. Brown and his colleagues will use the Atacama Compact Array (ACA) to study the influence of galaxy environment on star formation in the Virgo Cluster.
ALMA Dives into Black Hole’s ‘Sphere of Influence’
New ALMA observations provide an unprecedented close-up view of a swirling disk of cold interstellar gas rotating around a supermassive black hole.
Cool, Nebulous Ring around Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
New ALMA observations reveal a never-before-seen disk of cool, interstellar gas wrapped around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.