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We create an environment where innovation, imagination and people thrive. Even in the harshest desert terrain, discovery flourishes at ALMA, where AUI has led an international partnership with Europe, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Chile. The $1.4 billion project is a monumental achievement for space exploration and collaborations.

Recent News

Astronomers Discover New Building Blocks for Complex Organic Matter

Astronomers Discover New Building Blocks for Complex Organic Matter

There should be a lot of carbon in space, but surprisingly, it’s not always easy to find. While it can be observed in many places, it doesn’t add up to the volume astronomers would expect to see. The discovery of a new, complex molecule (1-cyanopyrene), challenges these expectations, about where the building blocks for carbon are found, and how they evolve.

Massive Stars Born from Violent Cosmic Collapse

Massive Stars Born from Violent Cosmic Collapse

An international team of astronomers has observed evidence that massive stars can be born from rapidly collapsing clouds of gas and dust, challenging long-held assumptions about star formation.

AI Meets the Cosmos: Astronomers’ Ambitious Plan to Tackle Astronomical Big Data

AI Meets the Cosmos: Astronomers’ Ambitious Plan to Tackle Astronomical Big Data

The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is working with scientific, academic, and industry partners across the country to find solutions, as part of the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (NSF-Simons CosmicAI), a five-year program made possible by funding from the NSF and the Simons Foundation.