submillimeter astronomy
Once Again, Galaxies Look Surprisingly Mature Shortly After the Beginning of the Universe
A young galaxy with the catchy, roll-off-the-tongue name A1689-zD1 has experts in galactic formation talking. Recent observations show that this…
Astronomers See Carbon-Rich Nebulae Where Planets are Forming
Understanding the birth of a planet is a challenging puzzle. We know that planets form inside clouds of gas and…
The Most Distant Massive Galaxy Observed to Date Provides Insight into the Early Universe
A team of international astronomers have just observed the most distant massive galaxy to date, providing clues to galaxy formation…
Greedy Galaxies Gobbled Gas, Stalling Star Formation Billions Of Years Ago
Like millionaires that burn through their cash too quickly, astronomers have found one factor behind why compact elliptical galaxies stopped…
ALMA Now a Full-Fledged Observatory
Today, in a remote part of the Chilean Andes, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), was inaugurated at an official…
Stunning Science Using Nature’s Telescope
[/caption] Einstein started it all, back in 1915. Eddington picked up the ball and ran with it, in 1919. And…
Youngsters Caught Gorging – on Gas
[/caption] Galaxies long, long ago were very fecund; they gave birth to stars at a rate at least ten times…