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ALMA Catches Curious Chemistry in an Extragalactic Stellar Cocoon

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Twisted Physics: Astronomers Solve 30-Year-Old Stellar Mystery

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured the first direct, high-resolution images of a magnetic field wrapped tightly around the outflow of gas streaming away from a forming star — evidence that solves a decades-old puzzle about how young stars sculpt the powerful jets that form them.

ALMA Catches Curious Chemistry in an Extragalactic Stellar Cocoon

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NA-ROAD Announces the 2026 Women and Girls in Astronomy Program Cohort

The Women and Girls in Astronomy Program (WGAP), led by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), under the North American Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (NA-ROAD), is proud to announce the selection of ten regional projects to receive funding through the 2026 cycle.

Twisted Physics: Astronomers Solve 30-Year-Old Stellar Mystery

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured the first direct, high-resolution images of a magnetic field wrapped tightly around the outflow of gas streaming away from a forming star — evidence that solves a decades-old puzzle about how young stars sculpt the powerful jets that form them.