2016.07.14
ALMA Observes First Protoplanetary Water Snow Line Thanks to Stellar Outburst
New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have produced the first image of a water snow line within a protoplanetary disk. …
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2016.06.28
Rotating Ring of Complex Organic Molecules Discovered around Newborn Star: Chemical Diversity in Planet Forming Regions Unveiled
Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a rotating ring containing large organic molecules around a protosta…
2016.06.17
ALMA Detected the Most Distant Oxygen
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) detected a clear signal from oxygen in a galaxy located 13.1 billion light-years aw…
2016.06.15
First Detection of Methyl Alcohol in a Planet-forming Disc
The organic molecule methyl alcohol (methanol) has been found by the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) in the TW Hydrae protoplanetary disc. …
2016.06.09
Black Hole Deluged by Cold Intergalactic 'Rain'
An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has witnessed a never-before-seen cosmic weather event&mdash…
2016.05.25
Footprints of Baby Planets in a Gas Disk
A new analysis of the ALMA data for a young star HL Tauri provides yet more firm evidence of baby planets around the star. Researchers uncovered two gaps in…
2016.05.20
Cometary Belt around Distant Multi-Planet System Hints at Hidden or Wandering Planets
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have made the first high-resolution image of the cometary belt (a region analogous t…
2016.04.14
Dwarf Dark Galaxy Hidden in ALMA Gravitational Lens Image
Subtle distortions hidden in ALMA’s stunning image of the gravitational lens SDP.81 are telltale signs that a dwarf dark galaxy is lurking in the halo o…
2016.03.31
Planet Formation in Earth-like Orbit around a Young Star
ALMA’s Best Image Yet of a Protoplanetary Disk The disks of dust and gas that surround young stars are the formation sites of planets. New images from…
2016.03.10
Mysterious Infrared Light from Space Resolved Perfectly
A research team using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has detected the faintest millimeter-wave source ever observed. By accumulatin…
2016.03.03
ALMA Spots Baby Star's Growing Blanket
Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have made the first direct observations delineating the gas disk around a baby sta…
2016.02.23
The Frigid Flying Saucer
Astronomers have used the ALMA and IRAM telescopes to make the first direct measurement of the temperature of the large dust grains in the outer parts of a pl…
2016.02.18
Chaotic Turbulence Roiling 'Most Luminous Galaxy' in the Universe
The most luminous galaxy in the Universe -a so-called obscured quasar 12.4 billion light-years away – is so violently turbulent that it may eventually je…
2016.01.15
ALMA Reveals Planetary Construction Sites
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found telltale differences between the gaps in the gas and the dust in discs aro…
2015.12.07
Radio Shadow Reveals Tenuous Cosmic Gas Cloud
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered the most tenuous molecular gas ever observed. They detected the abs…
2015.12.05
ALMA Spots Monstrous Baby Galaxies Cradled in Dark Matter
Astronomers discovered a nest of monstrous baby galaxies 11.5 billion light-years away using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The you…
2015.11.27
Cool, Dim Dwarf Star is Magnetic Powerhouse
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered that a dim, cool dwarf star is generating a surprisingly powerful mag…
2015.11.24
ALMA Links with Other Observatories to Create Earth-size Telescope
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) continues to expand its power and capabilities by linking with other millimeter-wavelength telescopes i…
2015.11.05
Protostar Growth Spurts
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered an adolescent protostar that is undergoing a rapid-fire succession of…
2015.10.15
ALMA telescope unveils rapid formation of new stars in distant galaxies
Galaxies forming stars at extreme rates nine billion years ago were more efficient than average galaxies today, researchers find. The majority of galaxies h…
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2025 12.10
Observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud: Insights into Star Formation in Early-Universe-like Environments
In today’s Universe, stars like our Sun form within long, thread-like structures called filamentary molecular clouds. Y…
2025 11.18
Astronomers Discover a Superheated Star Factory in the Early Universe:Hot Dust Indicates the Rapid Growth of the Early Galaxy
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2025 11.10
NAOJ and KASI Sign ALMA Collaboration MoU Amendment
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NAOJ Director General Mamoru Doi (left) and KASI President Jang-Hyun Park (right) (credit: KASI). The National Astronom…
