A large ALMA project
The DeathStar project will use Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to investigate Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars.
Find out more below.
AGB stars
General information and links
DeathStar
Project goals
ALMA
Link to ALMA ESO page
Overview of the observation objects
More information about the stars that are included in the survey
"Asymptotic giant branch star" is a bit of a mouthful...
... and one of the least charming names in the stellar nomenclature (compare to hypergiant, supergiant, etc.).
Suggestions for a new, more attractive name for the stars on the AGB can be given here!