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News Release 13-041
NSF-funded Telescopes in Antarctica and Chile Discover Bursts of Star Formation in the Early Universe
Discovery by massive, internationally funded ALMA observatory in Chile called a "game-changer" for astronomy
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Artist's impression of one of the South Pole Telescope-discovered sources based on observation by ALMA and Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The massive central galaxy (in blue, seen by HST) bends the light of a more distant, submillimeter-bright galaxy, forming a ring-like image of the background galaxy which is observed by ALMA (red).
Credit: ALMA
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An ALMA array at daybreak.
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
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The South Pole Telescope.
Credit: South Pole Telescope / NSF
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