ALMA avanza en su modernización: así progresa el proyecto WSU
El programa de Mejora de Sensibilidad de Banda Ancha (WSU, por sus siglas en inglés), es uno de los pilares estratégicos de ALMA de cara a los 2030, y marcará un antes y un después en su contribución a la ciencia mundial. Esta iniciativa transformará la forma en que observamos el universo a través del aumento del ancho de banda y mejora de la sensibilidad de los receptores. Esto permitirá...
Subiendo a la pantalla chica
For the past couple of years, ALMA's Education and Public Outreach (EPO) team, together with Vectorial Production Company (author of "The Rebirth of a Giant"), has been working on the series "En Busca de Nuestros Orígenes" (In Search of Our Origins), a documentary-style production that tells...
Padres de ALMA
When you have children everything is different, even if our realities are different. "I never had a role as a father growing up, but I always knew that being a father I was going to give my best. Being a father is a gift from God...
Nuestra primera década: Darío Hernández
When Darío arrived in January 2012, things were very different.The observatory was in its construction phase, and it barely had 30 antennas. Our current residence did not yet exist, so the rooms were located in the old camp. Even the casino was getting small. "There were...
Yo Recomiendo: Ursula Throm
When Ursula was presented with the "Care" award of our latest Fundamental Statements Awards, she could not hide her surprise. "I really believe that the award is not for me. It's for the whole team that works with me every day!", so says Ursula Throm, our...
Para “estar a la altura” de nuestras comunicaciones
Cristian climbs the rungs of a narrow ladder, while the wind and cold hit his face. He is 50 meters above the ground, at the top of our radio towers: "As easy or difficult as this task may seem, it is not for people with vertigo...
Espacio para todos: “Es un placer trabajar con la gente de aquí”
Last May 21 was World Day for Cultural Diversity, a significant date for an observatory like ours, where the international exchange that takes place every day is a source of pride and one of the reasons for our achievements at ALMA. Thus we find a Canadian...