New observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have yielded the first-ever measurement of deuterated water — also known as semi-heavy water — in an interstellar object. The discovery […]
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Orion’s Erupting Star System Reveals Its Secrets
An unusual group of stars in the Orion constellation have revealed their secrets. FU Orionis, a double star system, first caught astronomers’ attention in 1936 when the central star suddenly […]
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ALMA Unlocks The Chemical Secrets Of A Starburst Galaxy
Astronomers observed with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) the center of a relatively nearby galaxy known as NGC 253, which produces stars at a very high rate.