The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has uncovered a key piece of the puzzle in how rocky planets, such as Earth, form around young stars.
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NASA’s Chandra and the Very Large Array See Surprisingly Strong Black Hole Jet at Cosmic “Noon”
A black hole has blasted out a surprisingly powerful jet in the distant universe, according to a new study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This jet exists early enough in the cosmos that it is being illuminated by the leftover glow from the big bang itself.
Texas Tech University System and NSF NRAO Forge Cosmic Alliance in West Texas
The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and the Texas Tech University System (TTU System) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the establishment of a critical site for a proposed, cutting-edge telescope, the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).
Largest Aromatic Molecule Found in Deep Space
A team of chemists and astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of astrochemistry: the identification of cyanocoronene, the largest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) ever detected in space.