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Confirming new physics in space
The interstellar medium is an excellent laboratory to test physical processes that cannot be reproduced in Earth-based laboratories. In this study several...
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NewsContracts for those newly qualified in “Formación Profesional”The result of an agreement signed between the “La Caixa” foundation, the CajaCanaris Foundation and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is that the...
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NewsDetection of Methane in the Closest Extreme Metal-poor T DwarfWISEA J181006.18-101000.5 (WISE1810) is the nearest metal-poor ultracool dwarf to the Sun. It has a low effective temperature and has been classified as an...
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NewsDiscovery of a massive black hole companion to a B-type star from radial velocity measurementsAll stellar-mass black holes have hitherto been identified by X-rays emitted from gas that is accreting onto the black hole from a companion star. These systems...
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NewsDiscovery of a transiting hot water-world candidate orbiting Ross 176 with TESS and CARMENESThe TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has discovered many exoplanet candidates that need to be confirmed and characterized from the ground...
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NewsDiscovery of the highest-energy photons from a gamma-ray burst by the MAGIC telescopesGamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are brief and extremely powerful cosmic explosions. They are thought to result from the collapse of massive stars or the merging of...
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NewsDo we need a galactic disc to form stars?Early-type galaxies (ETGs) were historically considered as ‘boring’ objects by astronomers. This galaxy category encompasses lenticular and elliptical galaxies...
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NewsDual dust chemistry around evolved stars of the Large Magellanic CloudDuring the final stages of their lives, stars with masses between one and eight times the mass of the Sun evolve along the asymptotic giant branch (AGB). AGB...
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DocumentEclipses. Teaching UnitDidactic unit aimed at teachers of Astronomy and Natural Sciences Workshop of ESO and Bachillerato with the aim of introducing students in the field of...