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May 24, 2021

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is an astronomical interferometer in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. This array observes electromagnetic radiation at millimetre and submillimeter wavelengths. It has been fully operational since 2013. It had recently photographed the oldest spiral galaxy – BRI 1335-0417. This telescope had earlier captured the image of another galaxy ..

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Where is Atacama Desert?

March 1, 2023

The Atacama Desert is situated in South America, spanning across a 1,600 km strip of land on the Pacific coast. This desert plateau is situated west of the Andes Mountains. It is the world’s driest nonpolar desert. It mostly consists of salt lakes, stony terrains, sand and felsic lava that flows towards the Andes. Why ..

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ALMA Telescope – Update (March, 2023)

March 1, 2023

ALMA telescope is to get a new brain. The ALMA is set to get a hardware and software upgrade for the collection of more data and produce sharper images. The upgrades are estimated to cost 37 million USD. These upgrades will be made over 5 years. ALMA telescope upgrade The correlator and the supercomputer in ..

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Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)

January 5, 2022

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), scientists have detected a newborn star and the surrounding cocoon of a complex organic matter, for the first time. Highlights The discovery revealed the hidden chemical complexity of Universe. It was published in a paper, in The Astrophysical Journal. The scientists used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in ..

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