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Radio telescopes help scientists map molecules in space and uncover where and how stars form

You may have heard the phrase “we are made of star-stuff.” This statement by the astronomer Carl Sagan refers to the fact that elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were forged in the centers of the first stars. But how does this star-stuff evolve into the chemistry of rocks, plants…

The Conversation

SETI Alien Signal Search Expands: University of Manchester Researchers Scour ALMA Data

Louisa Mason's study uses archived ALMA data to explore new radio frequencies for alien signals, expanding SETI's search beyond traditional methods and increasing the number of stars surveyed.

International Business Times UK

'Rare and enigmatic' structures found at the Milky Way's center in largest-ever map of its kind

Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient universe as it appeared shortly after the Big Bang.

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Rare dusting of snow covers one of the driest places on Earth and shuts down massive radio telescope — Earth from space

A satellite photo from July shows intricate snowy stripes painted across the Atacama Desert in Chile. The icy weather temporarily put the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observatory into "survival mode."

LiveScience

For the 1st time, scientists discovered 'heavy water' in a disk forming exoplanets

V883 Orionis is a young star that formed in the Orion Nebula half a million years ago.

Space

Deep-space dishes dot the desert | Space photo of the day for Oct. 15, 2025

Beneath the shadow of Chile's Licancabur volcano, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) peers into the coldest and most distant reaches of the universe.

Space

Working on a 39-foot telescope dish | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2025

Chile is a hotspot for telescopes peering up into deep space to study structures like stars, black holes, dark matter and galaxies.

Space

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'Devil Comet' contains 'strongest evidence yet' that comets delivered water to Earth

While observing the Halley-type comet 12P/Pons-Brooks with ALMA and NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility, researchers determined that the comet's water is strikingly similar to the water on Earth.

Space

Rare sight from space: Snow dusts the dry Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2025

The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope.

Space

'Time machine' reveals hidden structures in the universe's first galaxies (images)

Using the ALMA telescope, astronomers have revealed the internal structure of the first galaxies in the universe, hinting at how our cosmos took shape.

Space

Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base camp last week.

Space

Exoplanet nurseries around infant stars can be much smaller than expected: 'It is astonishing'

New findings from the ALMA telescope have revealed that planets are born in much smaller protoplanetary disks than astronomers suspected, some of which would fit with the orbit of Earth.

Space

Universe grew ‘much faster than expected’ after Big Bang, astronomers say

The recent detection of oxygen in the most distant known galaxy is making astronomers rethink how quickly galaxies formed after the Big Bang.

The Independent UK

Scientists 'dust for fingerprints' around a young star as it births exoplanets

How do you dust a star for prints? Scientists have the answer to this strange question: by reconstructing the magnetic field of an infant star from the planet-forming disk of gas and dust around it.

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The Conversation

We’ve found an answer to the puzzle of how the largest galaxies formed

It is as humbling as it is motivating to think about how much we still have to learn about the universe. My collaborators and I have just tackled one of astrophysics’ enduring mysteries: how massive elliptical galaxies can form.

Space

Scientists find black hole powering a molecular gas fountain in the ancient universe

The ALMA telescope spotted a molecular gas outflow coming from a black hole-powered, 13-billion-year-old quasar, explaining why some galaxies stop forming stars.

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: 'Magical' Milky Way cuts through the Valley of the Moon in Chile's Atacama Desert

Astrophotographer Petr Horálek shot this image of the Milky Way dazzling above strange geological formations in the desert close to the ALMA radio telescope array in Chile.

Space

See the highest-resolution image ever snapped by ALMA radio telescope

A new calibration technique allowed the ALMA radio telescope to capture its highest-resolution image ever, featuring a star in the final stages of its evolution.

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1st black hole ever imaged by humans has twisted magnetic fields and scientists are thrilled

Observations from the Event Horizon Telescope show that the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 has twisted magnetic fields that help matter and light escape from the immense gravity in its vicinity.

Inverse

Supermassive Black Holes Posses A Strange Mechanism That Prevents Overeating

A supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy violently shoves away 97 percent of nearby matter, disrupting star formation in the process.

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t come here to enjoy other people’s children!’ Should pubs and restaurants be kid-free zones?

Children were once banned from most British pubs. Some owners and customers miss ‘the good old days’ – but can they really turn back the clock?

The Guardian - UK

Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras: Alma review – mesmerising power and fluency

The Spanish star kicks off London’s annual Flamenco festival with a dazzling bolero-infused tribute to her late father

Space

Galaxy cluster spied forming in early universe (photos, video)

Hot gas has been detected in a young proto-galaxy cluster in the early universe for the first time, shedding more light on how cluster components come together.

Inverse

Astronomers Use the Last Light of the Big Bang to Solve a Galactic Mystery

The cosmic microwave background is the faint glow of a cooling universe — and astronomers just used it to track how galactic clusters form.

Daily Record

The Crown slammed by Princess Diana's friends for filming her final hours before tragic death

Witnesses claim that the fictional drama based on the Royal Family filmed scenes where Elizabeth Debicki, who plays the late Diana, could be seen in a black Mercedes just 100 yards from the Alma tunnel, Paris.

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