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A team of scientists led by the Observatory of Munich University and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias have obtained direct visualization of the process of feeding the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Andromeda galaxy. The study reveals the existence of long filamentary structures of gas and dust which move in a spiral starting at a distance from the black hole and ending up at the black hole itself. The results, which have been published in the Astrophysical Journal, were obtained using images from the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. The Andromeda Galaxy, which isAdvertised on
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La reconocida astrofísica Jocelyn Bell ha sido reconocida con la quinta estrella del Paseo de la Ciencia de Santa Cruz de La Palma, reconociendo su labor en defensa de la igualdad y los descubrimientos realizados. Un reconocimiento que ha sido simbólicamente entregado por el presidente del Cabildo de La Palma, Sergio Rodríguez, en un acto en el que ha participado la subdirectora del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Eva Villaver y el director del Festival Starmus, Garik Israelian. La subdirectora del IAC agradeció a Bell el trabajo científico realizado en toda su carrera yAdvertised on
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The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is hosting during this week the Second SONG Scientific Conference, which brings to an end the first decade of high level studies with this international network designed to study the interiors of the stars and the planetary systems which orbit them.Advertised on