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New Earths discovered around a very small star

An international team led by the University of Göttingen (Germany) with participation by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) have discovered, using the CARMENES high resolution spectrograph at the Calar Alto Observatory (Almería) two new planets like the Earth around one of the closest stars within our Galactic neighbourhood.

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06/18/2019
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Nearly 2,000 people visited the Teide Observatory during the Open Days 2019

During June 14th and 15th, those who attended got to know the facilities of this important astronomical observatory in the mountains of Tenerife, where they could learn "what is an exoplanet?” and “ what is a sunquake?".

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06/17/2019
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Tres alumnas del programa Canarias Masterclass comparten una jornada en el IAC

(In Spanish only) El pasado 13 de junio, tres estudiantes de segundo de bachillerato, pertenecientes al programa Canarias Masterclass, visitaron la sede central del IAC en La Laguna para compartir una jornada laboral junto con profesionales de las diferentes áreas del Instituto. Las tres alumnas tienen intereses relacionados con la Física o la Astrofísica, y pudieron vivir durante un día cómo se trabaja en un centro de investigación puntero y conocer sus instalaciones.

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06/17/2019
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The president of the Italian National Astrophysics Institute visits the IAC

These two research centres agree to start negotiations for the installation of Cherenkov telescopes at the Teide Observatory.

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06/14/2019
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The atmosphere of a new ultra hot Jupiter is analysed

The combination of observations made with the CARMENES spectrograph on the 3.5m telescope at Calar Alto Observatory (Almería), and the HARPS-N spectrograph on the National Galileo Telescope (TNG) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Garafía, La Palma) has enabled a team from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and from the University of La Laguna (ULL) to reveal new details about this extrasolar planet, which has a surface temperature of around 2000 K.

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06/11/2019
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Open Days 2019 at the Teide Observatory

Organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) they will take place on June 14 and 15th.

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06/10/2019
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