Science Nation: ALMA-Seeing the Universe in a Whole New Light

A cluster of telescopes pointed to the sky. Caption: at 16,500 feet in the deserts of Atacama in Chile.

At first glance, the bone-dry landscape of the Atacama Desert in Chile might seem inhospitable. But, it’s prime real estate for astronomers. This desert is now home to the largest ground-based radio telescope in the world called the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array or “ALMA for short. And, it’s allowing astronomers to see the universe like never before. Part of the National Science Foundation Series "Science Nation."

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  • Science Nation: ALMA-Seeing the Universe in a Whole New Light

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