A Japanese astronomy professor has been found murdered in Chile.
A Japanese astronomy professor has been found murdered in Chile.
Tag: ALMA
The ring and planets of Formalhaut
New observations from the new ground-based submillimeter ALMA telescope in Chile have given astronomers a clearer picture of the ring/disk of debris orbiting the nearby star Formalhaut. Moreover, the data suggests that two planets that are shepherding that ring are smaller than previously thought, no larger than a few times the size of the Earth.
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The world’s largest radio telescope has opened its eyes
The world’s largest radio telescope has opened its eyes.