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ESOcast 136 Light: ALMA Discovers Cold Dust Around Nearest Star (4K UHD) The ALMA Observatory in Chile has detected dust around the closest star to the Solar System, Proxima Centauri. These new observations reveal the glow coming from cold dust in a region between one to four times as far from Proxima Centauri as the Earth is from the Sun. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

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ESOcast 135: ​ALMA​ ​is​ ​a​ ​timemachine! How can astrophysicists study the story of the Universe? Billions of years ago, when the Big Bang happened, there was no Milky Way Galaxy, no Solar System, no planet Earth and, especially, no human beings to witness these and all the events that followed. So, how would they know about this stuff? Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

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ESOcast 132: Why​ ​Astronomers​ ​Want​ ​to Use​ ​ALMA​ ​-​ ​We​ ​are​ ​Stardust! What are you made of? You’re made of matter, which is made of molecules, which are made of atoms. But where did those atoms come from? The ones in you! How were they formed? Well, they were created inside of stars! Really, you’re made of star stuff! Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →

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ESOcast 130: Why​ ​Astronomers​ ​Want​ ​to​ ​Use ALMA – ALMA​ ​is​ ​State​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Art​ ​Technology​ ESOcast 130 describes why astronomers are so keen to exploit ALMA’s enormous size and power, and how its state of the art technology is leading to observations of groundbreaking precision and quality. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →