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Magnetic turbulence hidden in the Whirlpool Galaxy
There is a force hidden deep inside galaxies: magnetic fields. Invisible to conventional telescopes, they are a factor in galaxy evolution, regulating the...
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NewsMaking the Hubble’s deepest images even deeperIt has taken researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias almost three years to produce the deepest image of the Universe ever taken from space, by...
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NewsMapping solar magnetic fields from the photosphere to the coronaThe solar chromosphere is the region between the relatively thin and cold photosphere (temperature of a few thousand degrees) and the hot and extended corona...
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NewsMapping the hidden magnetic field of the quiet SunThe Sun is the only star where we can resolve the intricate magnetism that all convective stars harbor. Yet, more than 99% of its visible surface along the...
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NewsMassive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107Recently, astrophysicists have studied the configuration of a planetary system (Kepler 107) discovered with the NASA Kepler mission, which was looking for...
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NewsMassive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107Two of the planets which are orbiting the star Kepler 107 could be the result of an impact similar to that which affected the Earth to produce the Moon. An...
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NewsMassive pulsating star provides clues to calibrate stellar evolution modelsAn international collaboration, with the participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), determines with an unprecedented level of precision...
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NewsMeasuring darkness in remote placesCompletely autonomous, not invasive, and low cost. This is the new SG-WAS (SkyGlow Wireless Autonomous Sensor) which will help to measure the impact of...
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NewsMolecules precursors to life discovered in the Perseus CloudA study led by the researcher Susana Iglesias of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has detected the presence of large quantities of complex organic...