Top Astronomical Discoveries of The World’s Largest Telescope Array (ALMA) | ESO

Top Astronomical Discoveries of The World’s Largest Telescope Array (ALMA) | ESO

Chasing Starlight 9: Celebrating ALMA's 10th Anniversary! Travel to the world’s largest telescope array. Made up of 66 antennas, the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) has been observing the sky at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths for 10 years now.

Join European Southern Observatory astronomer, Suzanna Randall, in the latest episode of Chasing Starlight, to find out about some of the greatest discoveries of this telescope.

00:00 Introduction

00:21 Trip to Chile

01:28 What does ALMA observe?

02:11 Taking the first image of a black hole

03:48 Looking at the birthplace of stars

04:50 Studying nearby galaxies

05:33 Revealing the details of planet formation

06:51 Doing astrochemistry

07:26 What else are scientists observing with ALMA?

08:17 The future of ALMA

Video Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 9 minutes

Release Date: April 5, 2024  

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