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How does ALMA work?
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How are ALMA’s antennas connected?
How are the antennas moved around?
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How do solar explosions work?
When were the first galaxies born?
How do stars and planets form?
Did life originate in space?
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New ALMA receivers make it easier to find water in the Universe
The 66 dishes of ALMA – the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array – are being equipped with new receivers. They will improve the ability of ALMA to search for water in the Universe. On Earth, water is very important for life. Out there in the Universe, there’s also a lot...
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ALMA finds evidence for baby planets around a young star
A young star in the constellation Sagittarius (the Archer) is orbited by two infant planets. The planets were found by ALMA. They’re about twice as large as the planet Saturn in our own solar system. Planets orbiting other stars have been found before. But in this case, the planets...
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Planets grow from very small but ‘fluffy’ dust particles
Just like a large tree grows from a tiny seed, planets grow from tiny dust particles. First, the dust particles stick together to larger and larger ‘dust bunnies’. Later on, they grow into pebbles and rocks. Those larger objects feel each other’s gravity and eventually clutter together into planets. ...
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Infalling gas creates a galaxy’s ‘eyelids’
Many galaxies are beautiful spirals, but IC 2163 is different. This galaxy looks a bit like a huge eye. The spiral arms are like giant eyelids, surrounding a central pupil. Using ALMA, astronomers have now discovered what’s going on here. IC 2163 is not alone. Close to it is...
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