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 →

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 →

ESOcast 128: Why Astronomers Want to Use ALMA – ALMA Observes the Invisible ESOcast 128 describes how astronomers look at the Universe and why astronomers need ALMA, the largest ground-based facility for observing radio waves, in order to understand phenomena in some of the dustiest and most distant regions of our Universe. Powered by WPeMaticoRead More →