When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. ALMA observations of the protoplanetary disk around HD 142527. The white bars show the directions ...

Astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust to measure the three-dimensional structure ...

You're likely quite familiar with the standard method of dusting for fingerprints portrayed in so many movies and TV shows, but that method doesn't pick up every potential fingerprint. Using ...

ALMA observations of the protoplanetary disk around HD 142527. The white bars show the directions of the magnetic field revealed by the orientation of the dust grains. The strength of the magnetic ...