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Cosmictales

The Cosmos in 120 words. For the past 8 years and in conjunction with the Astromanía Foundation, the ALMA Observatory has invited the entire community living in Chile and in any Latin American country to get closer to science through written stories about astronomy and its related branches. The stories are original, based on real experiences...

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ALMA Crossword Puzzle

Test your knowledge of how ALMA and the Universe work in this crossword puzzle! Download the game in a full color PDF: Download the game in a black and white PDF to print and play at home:

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Board game "ALMAsteroids"

ALMA is more connected to asteroids than you think. Studying these space rocks is very important if we want to understand our cosmic origins and prevent possible asteroid collisions with Earth. Although the probability is low, it never ceases to exist. ALMA observes millimetric and submillimetric radio waves, capturing images from the radiation produced by...

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Looking at the Sky with Talma

The animated series “Looking at the Sky with Talma” seeks to teach how to observe the night sky in an entertaining and colorful way, by the protagonists of the ALMA Observatory children's mini-website, ALMA Kids. Talma, a curious girl, and the astronomer Mathias, observe the starry night. Mathias teaches Talma to find some visible points...

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Make Your Own Light Box

Have you ever thought about playing with light? It seems crazy but it is possible. You can even enclose the light in a box, in your own light box, and observe its colors there like in a rainbow. Do you want to know how to achieve it? Designer Catalina Rojas, who did an internship with...

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Follow ALMA's discoveries along with Talma!

We have just launched a new series of chapters sharing the adventures of the stars of ALMA Kids: Talma and her astronomer friend Mathias, who will take you through the discoveries of the largest radio telescope in the world, with simple and entertaining explanations. These new comics are the end product of David Fernández' internship...

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Create your own Radio Image!

Print, paint and discover what astronomical object is hidden in this picture!

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The Universe within

An animated series written by girls and boys. “Do you want to know where I am in the Universe?” - Just 11 years old, Isis dares to give us an explanation beyond what we would find in a conventional book. She talks about the happy family, which is the Solar System, or the broader neighborhood...

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Get your own ALMA virtual antenna

You can also get an ALMA antenna in augmented reality. To do this, you will need to have a tablet or smartphone with a camera and follow these steps: Download the AReader application from the applicable link: • Apple AppStore • GooglePlay (Android) While the app is being installed on your device, print this figure:...

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Children’s songs about the Cosmos

Under the name “Lyra” —a constellation of stars related to music— a group of education students who are also amateur musicians came together to create children’s astronomic songs, and thanks to the support of Fundación Astromanía and the ALMA Observatory, they were able to debut their first album. “This project began as an assignment for...

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#WAWUA - Animated Series from ALMA

Can you imagine learning about the mysteries of the Universe through attractive animations? With #WAWUA it is possible! In short episodes, which last two minutes each, this animated series explains how ALMA uses 66 antennas as though they were one single antenna, how it sees the invisible and captures the presence of complex molecules in...

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Comic: Talma & ALMA

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