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Breaking News: ALMA - Best image ever of planet formation around infant star.

11/06/2014 12:11 PM EST

The National Science Foundation-funded National Radio Astronomy Observatory expands on a news release just issued this morning related to Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array's (ALMA) new high-resolution capabilities. Astronomers have captured the best image ever of planet formation ...

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Animation: Illustrating the environment around infant stars like HL Tau.

11/06/2014 12:11 PM EST

Artist's impression of a protoplanetary disk. Newly formed planets can be seen traveling around the central host star, sweeping their orbits clear of dust and gas. These same ring-link structures were observed recently by ALMA around the young star HL Tau.

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Leading researchers discuss privacy and security in a connected age.

11/06/2014 12:11 PM EST

As we increasingly rely on the Internet to connect to everything from banks and electrical grids to medical devices and autonomous vehicles, we are exposed to new vulnerabilities that threaten our security and privacy.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long supported ...

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