An international team, led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) through the UNDARK project (Unravelling the Dark Universe from the Canary Islands Observatories), funded by the European Union through the Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence programme, has developed a new method to extract information from galaxy maps tracing the large-scale structure of the Universe and to better understand the physics governing the earliest moments of the Universe after the Big Bang. The study is published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics" . The current best

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is taking part in an international study, published in the journal "Science", which provides the first conclusive evidence of a planet’s influence on the behaviour of its star. The results have made it possible to detect and estimate the strength of the magnetic field of the exoplanet GJ 436 b, opening up a new avenue for studying the habitability of planets outside the Solar System. Magnetic fields play a fundamental role in the habitability of planets. On Earth, the magnetic field acts as a shield against the solar wind and contributes to the