Hercules A Wall Art Size:COSMIC (48 X 32) Most of the ALMA test

Most of the ALMA test observations used to create this image were made using only twelve antennas working together — far fewer than will be used for the first science observations — and much closer together as well

This work is based on Chandra observations of the remains of a supernova called Cassiopeia A

a stellar nursery about 5

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

such as these made by the LABOCA camera on APEX

Hercules A Wall Art Size:COSMIC (48 X 32) Most of the ALMA testSpectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A. The jets shoot through space for millions of trillions of miles. This image, taken by the Hubble Telescope, was originally released in November 2012. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Baum and C. O'Dea (RIT), R. Perley and W. Cotton (NRAO AUI NSF), and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI AURA)