ALMA

An Amazing JWST Image of a Protostar

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been giving us a fabulous new view on the universe since its launch.…

7 days ago

Astronomers Release a Huge Survey of Exocomet Belts

The study of exoplanets is challenging enough with the immense distances and glare from the host start but astronomers have…

3 weeks ago

Webb and ALMA Team Up to Study Primeval Galaxy

One of the most exciting developments in modern astronomy is how astronomers can now observe and study the earliest galaxies…

4 weeks ago

We Could Search for Aliens Harvesting Energy from their Pet Black Hole

Of all the unanswered questions in modern science, perhaps the most talked about is whether we are alone in the…

1 month ago

More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System

The outer Solar System has been a treasure trove of discoveries in recent decades. Using ground-based telescopes, astronomers have identified…

5 months ago

ALMA Detects Hallmark “Wiggle” of Gravitational Instability in Planet-Forming Disk

According to Nebula Theory, stars and their systems of planets form when a massive cloud of gas and dust (a…

5 months ago

Astronomers See Planets Forming Around Binary Stars

Over 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered around distant star systems. Protoplanetary disks have been discovered too and it’s these, out…

6 months ago

A Star Became 1,000 Times Brighter, and Now Astronomers Know Why

Astronomers were surprised in 1937 when a star in a binary pair suddenly brightened by 1,000 times. The pair is…

9 months ago

Baby Stars Discharge “Sneezes” of Gas and Dust

I’m really not sure what to call it but a ‘dusty sneeze’ is probably as good as anything. We have…

10 months ago

Webb Joins the Hunt for Protoplanets

We can't understand what we can't clearly see. That fact plagues scientists who study how planets form. Planet formation happens…

11 months ago