The NANTEN2 radio telescope exploring the southern sky from the Atacama desert in Chile underneath the Milky way
Interstellar gas and dust do not radiate in the optical, but are observable in radio wavelength. The very thin matter gets condensed by its self gravity, and gives birth to stars. The deaths of stars release material with rich heavy elements to the interstellar space to form next generation stars. Thus repeating phenomena control the evolution of galaxies and the universe. The Magellanic clouds provide different interstellar environment from our Galaxy are also our important targets of interest. Credit: National Museum of Nature and Science
KEYWORDS: Radio astronomy / Interstellar medium / Star formation / Galaxy evolution / Molecular spectrum / Receiver development
Reference
https://www.sci.nagoya-u.ac.jp/images/kouhou/33.pdf
https://www.sci.nagoya-u.ac.jp/images/kouhou/32.pdf
https://www.sci.nagoya-u.ac.jp/images/kouhou/26.pdf
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