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    A planetesimal orbiting within the debris disc around a white dwarf star
    Numerous exoplanets have been detected around Sun-like stars. These stars end their lives as white dwarfs, which should inherit any surviving planetary systems...
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    Activities for Asteroid Day
    To celebrate Asteroid Day, which commemorates the impact of the Tunguska Fireball in 1908, several researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias...
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    An ionised bubble powered by a proto-cluster at z = 6.5
    We show herein that a proto-cluster of Lyα emitting galaxies, spectroscopically confirmed at redshift 6.5, produces a remarkable number of ionising continuum...
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    Are ultra-diffuse galaxies Milky Way-sized?
    Now almost 70 years since its introduction, the effective or half-light radius has become a very popular choice for characterising galaxy size. However, the...
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    Astronomy Adventure in the Canary Islands 2019
    Light allows us to know our environment and also gives us information about regions that are out of our reach, as happens with most objects in the Universe...
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    Astronomy at the Canary classrooms
    The Ministry of Education and Universities of the Government of the Canary Islands and the IAC, Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence, initiate joint training...
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    Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands 2021
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and NUCLIO organize the seventh edition of the International Summer School for teachers “ Astronomy Education...
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    Black-hole-regulated star formation in massive galaxies
    The centres of massive galaxies are among the most exotic regions in the Universe. They harbour supermassive black holes, with masses of at least one million...
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    Black-hole-regulated star formation in massive galaxies
    The centres of massive galaxies are among the most exotic regions in the Universe. They harbour supermassive black holes, with masses of at least one million...