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Apr 14, 2017 05:31 AM EDT

Say Hello To ‘DeeDee’! Solar System’s Newly Discovered Dwarf World Where 1 Year Is 1,100 Earth Years

A new dwarf world, named DeeDee, has been discovered in the Solar System.

Feb 04, 2016 04:56 PM EST

Frigid 'Flying Saucer' May Change What we Know about Planets and Their Formation

The frigid "flying saucer" may change what we know about planets.

Dec 07, 2015 04:39 PM EST

Tenuous Cosmic Gas Cloud Revealed by New ALMA Observations

Astronomers have discovered the most tenuous molecular gas ever observed.

Dec 04, 2015 01:54 PM EST

Monstrous 'Baby' Galaxies In Dark Matter Spotted With ALMA

A team of astronomers have spotted several monstrous baby galaxies with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). These galaxies are in the midst of high levels of dark matter and they are approximately 11.5 billion light-years away.

Nov 03, 2015 10:08 AM EST

Star Bigger Than The Sun Is Being Formed: Researchers Examine How Stars Are Created

Researchers have discovered that a star, 25 times the mass of the sun, is forming, and they are now studying the the dynamic behind these types of star formations.

Jun 19, 2015 09:35 AM EDT

ALMA Weighs a Supermassive Black Hole 140 Million Times More Massive Than the Sun

Supermassive black holes can be found at the centers of every large galaxy. Now, ALMA has managed to "weigh" one of these supermassive black holes.