ALMA Releases Largest Image of Cosmic Gas
Image published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Steve Longmore, ACES leader, said studying CMZ helps explain galaxy growth.
ALMA's 66 antennas mapped cold gas and dust in galaxy's center using many pointings.
Team determined molecular gas composition, detected dozens of species.
Image aids study of star formation near Sagittarius A*.
CMZ shares features with early-universe galaxies, hosting massive stars ending in supernovae and hypernovae.
Surprised ALMA astronomer Katharina Immer.
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