Protoplanets and Exoplanets – Page 5 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

ALMA Eyes Icy Ring around Young Planetary System

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

New ALMA observation uncover compelling evidence that two planets orbit young star.

For the first time, astronomers have seen a dusty disk of material around a young star fragmenting into a multiple-star system.

Density waves produce spiral arms around young star

Astronomers use ALMA to find new evidence of infant planets.

ALMA sees cometary debris, VLBA samples of young radio galaxies, and NRAO engineering achievements.

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