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Dimethyl Ether Detected in Protoplanetary Disk for First Time

Mar 8, 2022 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3), nitric oxide (NO) and methyl formate...

Artist’s impression of a transitional disc around a young star. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / M. Kornmesser.

ALMA Spots Infant Exoplanets in Discs around Four Young Stars

Dec 16, 2015 by News Staff

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has found strong evidence that massive planets have recently formed around four very young stars,...