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    The outburst of a neutron star reveals the nature of phenomena only observed in black holes
    An international scientific team led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) found a neutron star that captures matter from a companion star with a...
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    The Perseids 2017
    The European project STARS4ALL and sky-live.tv will show live the Perseid meteor shower from the Teide Observatory and the Montsec Astronomical Park. The...
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    The Perseids 2020
    On the night of 12th to 13th August we will be able to enjoy the maximum of the Perseids. This will be broadcast live, from the Teide Observatory (Tenerife) and...
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    The Planck Space mission wins the Gruber Cosmology Prize
    The science team of this space probe from the European Space Agency (ESA), led by Nazzareno Mandolesi and Jean Loup Puget, and of which personnel of the...
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    The Pleiades and the comet Panstarrs
    This picture, obtained within the framework of the IAC project “GALÁCTICA” funded by the FECYT, it is been chosen as Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) by NASA...
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    The possible detection of elusive intermediate mass black holes
    A research team at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has observed an unusual type of emission in a sample of local galaxies which could indicate...
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    The preparatory phase for the final design of the European Solar Telescope begins
    The EST (European Solar Telescope) project, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) to construct the largest solar telescope in Europe in the...
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    The presence of resonating cavities above sunspots has been confirmed
    An international team of researchers, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has confirmed the existence of resonant cavities above sunspots...
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    The present and future of research with the GTC
    During the last three days over 60 talks have been given, presenting the latest scientific results obtained using data from the Gran Telescopio Canarias, as...