Astronomy and territory: the role of Community Relations at ALMA
At ALMA, working with neighboring communities is a key part of our presence in Chile. Beyond science and observing the universe, there is a real and ongoing commitment to local development, particularly in the Antofagasta Region, where our closest communities — San Pedro de Atacama and Toconao — are...
How do we apply state-of-the-art solutions to the control system challenge?
After 10 years of operation there are systems that need to be rethought and adjusted to new technologies due to obsolescence problems. One of the most critical areas is the real-time controller (known as ABMs): there are about 80 such controllers distributed throughout the observatory. To...
Relive the ALMA Olympics!
The OSF became a sporting stage during November, as it hosted the 13th edition of the Olympics, which for the first time were held internally with the participation and enthusiasm of all ALMA staff and contractors.The registered colleagues gathered at the residence to demonstrate their talents...
Remember to nominate your colleagues for the Fundamental Values Awards!
In these almost 10 years of history, we advance our JAO Culture by recognizing ALMA - JAO colleagues who best represent the values of our organization. Each of us (LSM and ISM) is invited to nominate a colleague, justifying why we believe that person should be...
Repercussions to the revealing result of our observations with EHT
After the world's attention was drawn to the first image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, ALMA is attracting more and more interest.On May 18, we received three press agencies at ALMA: Reuters and France Press (AFP), as well as correspondents...
“It’s very cool! Seeing it confirms our work and is very exciting”
During the press conference held yesterday at SCO at the same time as at five other locations around the planet, the astronomers in charge of revealing the image of the colossal black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy stressed that without ALMA these...
ALMA Mothers
Courageous women who transcend personally while maintaining their commitment to science.