nrao21ao18_Sreevani_FarawayH20_Illustration

This artist’s conception shows the dust continuum and molecular lines of carbon monoxide and water seen in the pair of galaxies known as SPT0311-58. ALMA data reveals abundant CO and H20 in the larger of the two galaxies, indicating that the molecular Universe was going strong shortly after the elements were initially forged.
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Dagnello (NRAO)