Earth’s most Powerful ALMA Telescope goes online
On 13 March 2013 the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), most Powerful Telescope, the largest astronomical project in the world, will be inaugurated in Chile,
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Comets Lemmon and PanSTARRS Peaking
Two impressive comets Lemmon and PanSTARRS will both reach their peak brightness during the next two weeks! Taking advantage of a rare imaging opportunity, both
Key Stage in the Birth of Giant Planets observed
The key stage in the Birth of Giant Planets observed by Astronomers using the ALMA telescope. They have seen vast streams of gas, expected to be
World’s most advanced Mirror for giant Telescope completed
Scientists at the University of Arizona and in California have completed the most challenging large astronomical mirror ever made, the first of seven mirrors for the
Surprising Spiral Structure by ALMA observatory
Astronomers fund a surprising spiral structure by using ALMA observatory (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array). They have discovered a totally unexpected spiral in the material around
Sweet in Space
By using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of astronomers has spotted sugar molecules in the gas surrounding a young Sun-like star. This
The heart of a distant Quasar
By linking three radio telescopes, Astronomers make the sharpest-ever observation of a distant quasar. The observation, two million times finer than human vision, via a “telescopic
A Morning Line of Stars and Planets
Early morning dog walkers got a visual treat last week as bright stars and planets appeared to line up. In this image, it is easily
Centaurus A radio galaxy, as seen by ALMA
This new image of the centre of the distinctive galaxy Centaurus A, made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows how the new observatory
How Giant Telescopes works
European Southern Observatory (ESO) suite of telescopes located in the mountains of Chile’s Atacama Desert, which is one of the driest places on Earth, take
