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The ALMA telescope shows its true colours

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Bright, gravitationally magnified galaxies have been found across a wide span of cosmic time. The first results from the still-growing ALMA telescope show its power to reveal these galaxies' redshifts and internal structure. See Letter p.344

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C. PADILLA/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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Blain, A. The ALMA telescope shows its true colours. Nature 495, 324–325 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12084

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