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ALMA Discovers Infant Stars Surprisingly Near Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole
Ethan Schreier recognized by the AAAS for his work in advancing science
Dr. Ethan J. Schreier, who recently retired as president of Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers, and the AAAS’s recognition of Schreier, in the Astronomy section, is based upon...
Duo of Titanic Galaxies Captured in Extreme Starbursting Merger
New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have uncovered the never-before-seen close encounter between two astoundingly bright and spectacularly massive galaxies in the early universe. These so-called hyper-luminous starburst galaxies are exceedingly rare at this epoch of cosmic history — near the time when...