Personnel at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile have begun the process of returning the facility to an active observational status, following the shutdown caused by COVID-19 in March of 2020.
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ALMA Shows Volcanic Impact on Io’s Atmosphere
Oct 21, 2020 | NRAO, ALMA, General, Science
New radio images from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) show for the first time the direct effect of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Io.
ALMA Discovers Misaligned Rings in Planet-Forming Disk Around Triple Stars
Sep 16, 2020 | ALMA, General, NRAO, Science
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), two teams of astronomers have for the first time discovered a planet-forming disk with misaligned rings around a triple star system, called GW Orionis. The astronomers give two possible scenarios for the...
ALMA Discovers Massive Rotating Disk in Early Universe
In our 13.8 billion-year-old universe, most galaxies like our Milky Way form gradually, reaching their large mass relatively late. But a new discovery made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of a massive rotating disk galaxy, seen when the...
The Strange Orbits of ‘Tatooine’ Planetary Disks
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found striking orbital geometries in protoplanetary disks around binary stars. While disks orbiting the most compact binary star systems share very nearly the same plane, disks encircling...
ALMA Reveals Unusual Composition of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov
Apr 22, 2020 | ALMA
2I/Borisov likely formed in extremely cold environment, high amounts of carbon monoxide show A galactic visitor entered our solar system last year – interstellar comet 2I/Borisov. When astronomers pointed the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) toward...
ALMA Spots Most Distant Dusty Galaxy Hidden in Plain Sight
Dec 13, 2019 | ALMA, NRAO, Science
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have spotted the light of a massive galaxy seen only 970 million years after the Big Bang. This galaxy, called MAMBO-9, is the most distant dusty star-forming galaxy that has ever been observed...
Gas ‘Waterfalls’ Reveal Infant Planets around Young Star
** Synopsis: For the first time, astronomers using ALMA have witnessed 3D motions of gas in a planet-forming disk. At three locations in the disk around a young star called HD 163296, gas is flowing like a waterfall into gaps that are most likely caused by planets in...
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NSF and SpaceX Finalize Radio Spectrum Coordination Agreement
ALMA and JWST Reveal Galactic Shock is Shaping Stephan’s Quintet in Mysterious Ways
ALMA Scientists Find Pair of Black Holes Dining Together in Nearby Galaxy Merger
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Northwest Indian College Hosts Inaugural Cosmovisions of the Pacific Meeting
AUI Board of Trustees Elects Christine Wilson as Board Chair and William Harris as Vice Chair
Heising—Simons Foundation Partners with AUI and the IAU to Boost Gender Equity Programs for Young Astronomers
New NSF Funded Project Will Study How Podcasts Can Support Inclusive STEM Learning
AUI and NRAO Announce 2022 NAC Bridge Scholarship Recipients
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Recent News
NSF and SpaceX Finalize Radio Spectrum Coordination Agreement
ALMA and JWST Reveal Galactic Shock is Shaping Stephan’s Quintet in Mysterious Ways
ALMA Scientists Find Pair of Black Holes Dining Together in Nearby Galaxy Merger
Hydrogen Masers Reveal New Secrets of a Massive Star to ALMA Scientists
Northwest Indian College Hosts Inaugural Cosmovisions of the Pacific Meeting
AUI Board of Trustees Elects Christine Wilson as Board Chair and William Harris as Vice Chair
Heising—Simons Foundation Partners with AUI and the IAU to Boost Gender Equity Programs for Young Astronomers
New NSF Funded Project Will Study How Podcasts Can Support Inclusive STEM Learning
AUI and NRAO Announce 2022 NAC Bridge Scholarship Recipients
Big Astronomy Hosts Live Talk and Q&A with Astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor
Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized, ALMA, General, Science, STEM
On Friday, February 4 at 7:00 pm EST, join astronaut, geoscientist, explorer and space artist Dr. Sian Proctor for a live talk and Q&A hosted by Big Astronomy.
NRAO Director Tony Beasley Honored as Lifetime AAAS Fellow
Jan 26, 2022 | Uncategorized, ALMA, General, NRAO, Science, STEM, VLA, VLBA
Tony Beasley, Director of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and AUI Vice President for Radio Astronomy Operations, was today elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Astronomers make first clear detection of a moon-forming disc around an exoplanet
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter /submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner, astronomers have unambiguously detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our Solar System for the first time.
After Long Shutdown, Giant Radio Telescope Array Set to Resume Observations
Mar 15, 2021 | ALMA, General, Science
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a set of 66 radio astronomy dishes perched high in the Chilean Andes, was hit hard by the pandemic. It shut down on 22 March 2020 and has remained silent ever since—far longer than most scientific facilities....