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Array signals new era of ground-based astronomy

23 Apr 1999

The US and Europe are set to finalise plans on the largest ever ground-based astronomy project, the $400m Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA). The array will comprise 64 antennae and will be built at an altitude of 5000m in the Chilean Andes. It will allow astronomers to study the very early universe at unprecedented resolution.

ALMA will gather highly red-shifted radiation from the furthest stars and galaxies, and will allow

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