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  • News
    Solving the enigma of the brightest planetary nebulae
    Planetary nebulae (PNe) are the ejecta of evolved low-intermediate mass stars present in all stellar systems. Perhaps the easiest thing to do when studying PNe...
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    Solving the paradox of the enigmatic solar sodium D1 line polarization
    In 1998 the journal Nature published a seminal letter concluding that the mysterious polarization (a particular property of light) that had been recently...
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    Soñando Estrellas aborda “Astroaccesible”, un proyecto para acercar la ciencia a las personas con discapacidad visual
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) emitió este jueves, 26 de febrero, a las 22:30 horas, su espacio radiofónico ‘Soñando Estrellas’ en La Radio...
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    Sources of light which appear and disappear observed in the sky
    An international research team from the Institute de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Stockholm have discovered around a hundred very red...
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    Spain, Slovakia and the Czech Republic take the Lead in Europe’s Next-Generation Solar Telescope
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) project has taken a decisive step towards construction with the establishment of the Board of Governmental Representatives...
  • Publishing
    Special issue 1999. XI Winter School of Astrophysics "Galaxies at high red shift"
    The IAC, with the collaboration of the European Commission (Improving Human Research Potential Programme, IHP) and the company Iberia, has organised the XI...
  • News
    Special issue “Women in Astronomy”
    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...
  • News
    Special issue “Women in Astronomy”
    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...
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    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...