ALMA confirms comets forge organic molecules in their dusty atmospheres
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 04:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —An international team of scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has made incredible 3D images of the ghostly atmospheres surrounding comets ISON and Lemmon. These new observations provided important insights into how and where comets forge new chemicals, including intriguing organic compounds.