Operating in one of the world’s most challenging environments leaves no room for improvisation. At ALMA, foresight is not just a best practice—it is the foundation for working safely and reliably. Safety is not an isolated standard, but a shared responsibility that is present in every decision, every process, and every team. In this context, the Health, Safety, Security...
Rain didn’t stop us. Hundreds of visitors flooded the ESO-ALMA facilities on Chilean Astronomy Day 2026, turning what could have been a quiet Friday into one of our most vibrant outreach events of the year. From the moment doors opened, attendees dove into a packed program designed to make cutting-edge astronomy tangible. Guided tours of the ALMA Remote Control...
Behind every observation, every byte of data traveling from the Chajnantor plateau, there is a team making sure the technology just works. That’s ALMA's IT department. The team keeps networks, servers, data centers, computers, and connectivity running around the clock – and ensures that the digital platforms scientists, engineers, astronomers, and operational staff rely on are always available when...
High in the Atacama Desert, where the air is thin and the skies are impossibly clear, something remarkable has been happening for 13 years. ALMA has been listening – patiently, precisely – to the universe’s oldest stories: the birth of stars, the formation of planets, the evolution of galaxies billions of light-years away. On March 13, 2013, a new...
From OSF and SCO, the 24 interns who participated in ALMA's summer program presented their projects and progress in a collaborative session with their supervisors. The event provided an opportunity to share lessons learned, receive feedback, and conclude an experience marked by curiosity, teamwork, and the contribution of new ideas to the...
The Cycle 13 Call for Proposals will open on March 19, 2026, inviting astronomers from around the world to submit observations proposals for ALMA’s next scientific cycle. Observations will begin in October 2026 and will run for 12 months. A total of 4,300 hours of observation time will be offered using the 12-meter Array and the Morita Array (Atacama...