The summit of Mauna Kea on Big Island, Hawaii, already plays host to 13 observatories -- now a new, monster addition the telescopic family is one step closer to reality. ->
So what's the big deal with a "millimeter and submillimeter" telescope anyway? ->
New York's old payphones are being redesigned for next year. ->
The ALMA radio telescope, not fully operational, has already doubled the number of star-forming galaxies seen from the first 1.5 billion years of the universe's history. ->
Discovery News' Nicole Gugliucci is reporting from Chile for the inauguration of the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array -- here's her story so far. ->
What do you get when you combine the power of ten radio telescopes spread from Hawaii, through continental United States to the Virgin Islands? An ultra-sensitive telescope as big as our planet.
During a three-week trip to South Africa, Nicole Gugliucci helped to build an exciting astronomical experiment in the desert.
How can we map our galaxy when we live inside it? We literally can't see the forest for the trees.
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