The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile has begun observing in a new range of the electromagnetic spectrum. This has been made possible thanks to new receivers installed at the telescope’s antennas, which can detect radio waves with wavelengths from 1.4 to 1.8 millimetres — a range previously untapped by ALMA. This upgrade allows astronomers to detect faint signals of water in the nearby Universe.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1645/
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The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
21 December 2016
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15 December 2016: The 21st issue of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public journal is out now!
In this issue our contributors outline a summer programme in astronomy for high-school students; evaluate a ...
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