[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”30px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”143.8px” custom_margin=”|auto|6px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]This week, the 241st American Astronomical Society (AAS) conference was held in Seattle, USA. ALMA was part of almost a hundred research results and several presentations. <\/p>\n
In addition to three press conferences and two talks on the past and future of the observatory, ALMA data appeared in almost a hundred scientific presentations.<\/p>\n
“ALMA’s significant presence at this important scientific conference speaks volumes about the observatory’s role in shaping our knowledge about the Universe,” stressed Amy Oliver, ALMA-NRAO Press Information Officer<\/strong>.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]During the meeting, our Director, Sean Dougherty<\/strong>, gave a talk about ALMA’s work in the last decade with more than 10,000 principal investigators and co-investigators and with data referenced in more than 3,000 publications. He also gave the latest news about our observatory, its capabilities, and projections for the coming years.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]\u201cAAS is the largest astronomy meeting in the world each year, and is a fantastic opportunity to share with the community the status of ALMA and the developments that will enhance the science capabilities of the observatory over the next decade\u201d, said Sean.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/foto-Sean-AAS-e1673549167966.jpeg” title_text=”foto Sean AAS” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]Crystal Brogan, an associate astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)<\/strong>, complemented Sean’s talk by detailing the increase in ALMA’s bandwidth to improve the sensitivity of the continuum by 2030.<\/p>\n Other discoveries using data from our observatory were also announced at press conferences<\/strong>.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/foto-Prasad-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Maser and wind illustration” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]One was a previously unseen jet of material launching from a massive star’s gas disk at impossibly high speeds.<\/p>\n This finding could help the scientific community better understand the nature and evolution of massive stars, as well as how hydrogen masers (species of natural lasers) form in space.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”http:\/\/www.almaobservatory.org\/hydrogen-masers-reveal-new-secrets-of-a-massive-star-to-alma-scientists\/” button_text=”Click here to see that discovery!” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]Also, a scientific team discovered two supermassive black holes feeding from the merger of a pair of galaxies. This disproved the belief that most binary holes in nearby galaxies must be inactive objects and not in full growth, as in this case. <\/p>\n In addition, this is the first time two such hungry mastodons have been observed at multiple wavelengths so close together. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/foto-Koss-1.jpg” title_text=”NRAO-004-galaxy_bh_merger” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”http:\/\/www.almaobservatory.org\/alma-scientists-find-pair-of-black-holes-dining-together-in-nearby-galaxy-merger\/” button_text=”Click here to see that discovery!” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/alma.loadingediciones.cl\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/foto-appleton.jpeg” title_text=”foto appleton” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”]Another study observed how shock waves generated by the violent collision between an intruder galaxy and Stephan’s Quintet created a recycling process of hot and cold molecular hydrogen gas. <\/p>\n This is an important finding because molecular hydrogen creates the raw material that ultimately allows stars to form. Therefore, knowing its evolution allows a better understanding of the evolution of Stephan’s Quintet and of galaxies in general.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”http:\/\/www.almaobservatory.org\/alma-and-jwst-reveal-galactic-shock-is-shaping-stephans-quintet-in-mysterious-ways\/” button_text=”Click here to see that discovery!” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n This week, the 241st American Astronomical Society (AAS) conference was held in Seattle, USA. ALMA was part of almost a hundred research results and several presentations. In addition to three press conferences and two talks on the past and future of the observatory, ALMA data appeared in almost a hundred scientific presentations. “ALMA’s significant presence […]<\/p>\n