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World’s Largest Space Observatory Opened in Chile
Inaugurated on 13th March, the Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA) radio telescope located in the Andes in Northern Chile has taken a decade to build, costing $1.4 billion. The array consists of 66...
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National Science Foundation Celebrates Inauguration of Atacama Large...
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), in collaboration with its Canada and Taiwan partners, Japan, Europe and Chile, inaugurated the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) on...
View ArticleTelescopes in Antarctica and Chile Discover Bursts of Star Formation in the...
Distant, dust-filled galaxies were bursting with newborn stars much earlier in cosmic history than previously thought, according to newly published research. So-called “starburst galaxies” produce...
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Red and Dead Future for a Galaxy Running Out of Star Fuel
A galaxy more than 12 billion light years from Earth is heading for a “red and dead” future because it is running out of the fuel needed to make new stars. The galaxy, known as ALESS65, is an...
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Detailed Planet Formation Image Lets ALMA Telescope Show Off (Video)
One of the most powerful telescopes in the world is showing off. Scientists at the ALMA telescope in Chile released a new image that has astronomers raving. What you’re looking at isn’t an artist’s...
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Astronomers Found a Dark Galaxy Hiding in This Image
New analysis of an image taken by the ALMA telescope in Chile reveals evidence that a dwarf dark galaxy—a tiny halo companion of a much larger galaxy—is lurking nearly 4 billion light-years away. This...
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