ALMA: A time machine?

ALMA: A time machine?

Author: 60 Minutes March 10, 2014 Duration: 1:26
Soon, ALMA will be able to offer a glimpse at the formation of the very first galaxies 13 billion years ago. Chilean physicist Eduardo Hardy explains why he considers ALMA to be a modern day time machine.

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