First Science with ALMA's Highest-Frequency Capabilities
Friday, August 17, 2018 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
A team of scientists using the highest-frequency capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has uncovered jets of warm water vapor streaming away from a newly forming star. The researchers also detected the "fingerprints" of an astonishing assortment of molecules near this stellar nursery.