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As a Jupiter storm erupts, ALMA peers below its clouds
Phil Plait
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An image of Jupiter taken at different wavelengths by ALMA shows that the planet’s zones (bright) are warmer and belts (darker) cooler. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), I. de Pater et al.; NRAO/AUI NSF, S. Dagnello
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Measuring a monster: The two *billion* solar mass black hole in NGC 3258
Phil Plait
Aug 8, 2019
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Artwork depicting the inner ring of gas and dust around the accretion disk, with the supermassive black hole directly in the center powering everything. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
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ALMA reveals a dusty ring around a young exoplanet that may be forming moons
Phil Plait
Jul 12, 2019
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Artwork depicting the circumplanetary dust ring around PDS 70c, and a possible moon forming there. Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello
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The warm glow of rings around Uranus
Phil Plait
Jun 24, 2019
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Composite image of Uranus and its rings in millimeter wavelengths shows the rings emitting light due to their “warm” 77K temperature. Credit: Edward Molter and Imke de Pater
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Westerlund-1: A star cluster full of monsters
Phil Plait
Jun 14, 2019
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Westerlund-1, one of the most massive star clusters in the Milky Way. ALMA observations (red), superposed on a Hubble image, indicate several of the stars are enshrouded in warm dust. Credit: ESO/D. Fenech et al.; ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
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Wait. *HOW* fast do giant planets form?
Phil Plait
Apr 4, 2019
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Artwork of a planet forming in a young star’s disk. Credit: NAOJ
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ALMA sees 100,000 stellar nurseries in nearby galaxies
Phil Plait
Mar 26, 2019
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The nearby spiral galaxy M 100 observed by ALMA (left) reveals the locations of star-forming nebulae; compare that to an image taken using the Very Large Telescope (right) in optical light
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A distant black hole powers a colossal galactic fountain
Phil Plait
Nov 29, 2018
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Composite image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2597 showing X-rays from background hot gas (purple), radio waves from cold gas falling toward the center (yellow), and warm hydrogen gas (red).
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Hey, we were right! Planets found around the baby star HD 163296
Phil Plait
Oct 17, 2018
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Artist concept of three still-forming planets orbiting the young star HD 163296. Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF; S. Dagnello
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A glimpse of oxygen at the edge of space reveals stars born just after the Universe itself
Phil Plait
May 17, 2018
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The galaxy cluster MACSJ1149.5+223 lies in the foreground and magnifies the image of the much more distant JD1, a galaxy 13.3 billion light years away. Inset is the observation of oxygen from the galaxy.
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Orion's filaments of star birth
Phil Plait
Mar 23, 2018
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Cold gas and dust in Orion form filaments with bundles of individual “fibers” about a light year long. The four bright stars (left) are the Trapezium, the center of the famous Orion Nebula. ​​​​​​​Credit: ESO/H. Drass/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/A. Hacar
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A nearby star walks over the Sun's grave
Phil Plait
Jan 16, 2018
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In visible light, it’s easy to see why W Hydrae is a red giant. Credit: Digitized Sky Survey
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