05 November 2018
First global thermal map of Europa reveals curious cold spot
...using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have created the first global thermal map...-up as to where to start looking for signs of life. “These ALMA images are really interesting because they provide the first global map of Europa...
23 August 2019
Energetic eruption helps astronomers peer deep within Jupiter's atmosphere
...more light but of a different wavelength. This is where ALMA comes in. ALMA is able to capture radiation from space from a few ... other telescopes at approximately the same time. “These ALMA maps at millimetre wavelengths complement the maps made with...
07 June 2019
First-ever image of cool gas disk surrounding Milky Way's black hole
... such as these, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) was able to detect this faint radio radiation as it... red portion is moving away, so the radio waves detected by ALMA are slightly stretched, or shifted, to the “redder” portion of...
27 October 2016
Rare newly forming triple star system observed by astronomers
...,” said Tobin. “We had observed this system in the past with ALMA’s predecessors, but this is the first time we have been able... clearly analyse the disk and the newborn stars within it. ALMA revealed the spiral arms and disk that led to the formation...
13 June 2018
Novel technique helps discover three protoplanets around newborn star
...-making has been imaged by two independent teams of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). These fledgling planets – known as protoplanets – are still enshrouded in a giant disc of gas and dust surrounding a young...
29 June 2016
Researchers detect interstellar organic materials being fed into a young planetary system
... resolution capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team led by Yoko Oya, a graduate...radio telescope observations. Now, with telescopes such as ALMA it has been possible to show these organic molecules...
