Sextans: the smallest cannibal galaxy discovered until now
A team at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has discovered a new case of galactic cannibalism in the neighbourhood of the Milky Way, which has...
Solved the mystery of the distribution of oxygen in outer areas of the Milky Way
A team led by a researcher at the IAC and the University of La Laguna (ULL) has accurately measured the variation of oxygen abundance along the disc of our...
The most recent edition of "Paralajes" magazine, of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) deals with the role of women in astronomy, picking out...
SPICA, a candidate for the next class M scientific mission of ESA
SPICA (SPace IR telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics) has been selected, along with two other projects from among the 25 proposals presented, for the final...