09 June 2017
Key ingredients to life found around Sun-like stars
Using ALMA, astronomers have detected a complex prebiotic molecule that is a ... known as IRAS 16293-2422. In 2012, another group of researchers also using ALMA, discovered the simple sugar glycolaldehyde - a highly reactive compound that can help form...
03 November 2017
Dust belt hints at more planets around our nearest star
...was spotted by the team using the Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA) in Chile, is thought to have a total mass of about one...than the Sun. “These first results show that ALMA can detect dust structures orbiting around Proxima. Further ...
17 June 2019
Filling in the gaps of Jupiter-like planet formation
... as scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured a new high-resolution image of a ...into multiple narrow rings. Scientists taking images with ALMA are seeing an increasing complex array of structures...
13 January 2020
New study shows a split Solar System that kickstarted growth of Jupiter
...When the Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA) started pointing its dishes at the disks.... Their hypothesis could also have implications for other protoplanetary disks that ALMA has observed too. A number of stars found by astronomers in ...
20 May 2020
Twisted feature could be the first direct evidence of a baby planet being born
...telescopes such as the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) has become very adept at observing planet-forming disks...planet formation in AB Aurigae: A showcase of the SPHERE/ALMA synergy.” If you've enjoyed reading this article, please ...
12 August 2020
Distant Milky Way look-alike is a breakthrough in the field of galaxy formation
...found by astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and its features are so unusual for its tender age... late. But with a couple of recent discoveries made using ALMA, that could be about to change. Back in May, ...
