MUSE reveals different gas components in planetary nebulae
We present a detailed study of the gas chemical abundances in planetary nebulae (PNe), the final fate of solar-like stars, through high spatial resolution...
Nailing Bennu's colors to the mast: new findings on the origin of this primitive body
Science magazine, in a special collection on asteroid Bennu, has published the results of the analysis of photometric-spectrum color variations on the surface...
Natural darkness to preserve night-time ecosystems
After several months of waiting, this summer the EELabs project, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has started to deploy its first network of...
In 2018, Solar Cycle 24 entered into a solar minimum phase. During this period, 11 million zenithal night sky brightness (NSB) data were collected at different...
Nearly Two Million Objects to Study Dark Energy with DESI
The first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is now available for researchers to mine. Taken during the experiment’s “survey validation...
Neural networks to distinguish real and simulated galaxies
Can neural networks distinguish computer simulated galaxy images from observed galaxies? This is the question that has been addressed in this work. For years...
An international study, led by researchers at the IAC, reveal unknown details about the nature of a singular type of oscillatory phenomenon in spiral form...
New data obtained about the biggest and one of the most complete Einstein rings
In December 2020 a team from the European Space Agency (ESA) published an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) of GAL-CLUS-022058s, the biggest and...
Gravity has shaped our cosmos. Its attractive influence turned tiny differences in the amount of matter present in the early universe into the sprawling strands...