ALMA telescope captures birth of a baby star

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 11:49

With the help of ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope, scientists have captured the birth of a baby star.

Birth of Milky Way`s most massive star observed

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 11:00

Scientists have observed the birth of a massive star within a dark cloud core about 10,000 light-years from Earth.

Glenn Close to be honoured by her alma mater

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 08:48

Glenn Close is all set to be honoured by her alma mater for the contributions she has made to the art.

ALMA discovers comet factory, solves planet formation mystery

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 14:03

Computer models suggest that dust grains grow when they collide and stick together. However, when these bigger grains collide again at high speed they are often smashed to pieces and sent back to square one.

ALMA telescope finds 15 extremely dark galaxies unidentified until now

Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 11:11

With the help of ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array), scientists have observed the "Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey Field" in the direction of the constellation Cetus, and succeeded in identifying 15 dark galaxies.

Signs of star formation close to supermassive black hole detected

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 14:04

Using the ALMA, astronomers have discovered signs of star formation perilously close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Most complex ground-based telescope `ALMA` inaugurated in Chile

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 11:39

Scientists across the UK are proudly celebrating the monumental achievement of the completion of ALMA - the most complex ground-based telescope in existence.

Two baby planets guzzling gas from `parent` star found

Last Updated: Thursday, January 3, 2013, 12:51

For the first time, scientists have observed the birth of two giant planets emitting gas as they orbit their parent star.

Sugar found in space around young star

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 11:30

The astronomers found molecules of glycolaldehyde in the gas surrounding a young binary star called IRAS 16293-2422.

Radio telescope ALMA opens its eye on Universe

Last Updated: Monday, April 9, 2012, 16:57

ALMA, which is under construction, is currently using 16 large antennas to see wavelengths of light.

ALMA telescope opens its eyes on the Universe

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 12:38

ALMA was officially opened for astronomers on Monday after a decade of planning and construction.

Nobel laureate Venkatraman thanks alma mater

Last Updated: Monday, December 14, 2009, 20:39

Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has said the "dedicated" professors at the Maharaja Sayajirao University inspired him during his higher studies.