With data from NASA’s TESS satellite, from the now retired Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) an international team of astronomers...
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NewsTESS, Spitzer and the GTC detect a planet orbiting a white dwarf for the first time
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NewsThe "Visiting Researchers" programme of the Occident Foundation strengthens the commitment to attract prestigious scientific personnel to the IAC
Nine internationally renowned specialists in the field of astrophysics have participated this year in the "Visiting Researchers" programme of the Occident...
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TalkThe Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter telescope (AtLAST) design study
Astrophysical observations at (sub)mm wavelengths (from ~300 micron to ~3mm) allow us to study the cold and dense material in the Universe, hence probing the...
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NewsThe challenges of Astrophysics and Cosmology
This Friday 2nd December at 17.30 will take place the public lecture “Challenges of Astrophysics and Cosmology”, which will tackle the role of technology in the...
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NewsThe cultural and sky landscape of the Way of Saint James
A study led by the researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Maitane Urrutia-Aparicio has shown the relevance of sunrise on Easter Sunday, one of...
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NewsThe densest “Neptune” ever observed
An international team of researchers, with participation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has discovered an extremely dense Neptune-sized planet...
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NewsThe evolutionary history of the Milky Way determined in more detail than ever
Thanks to data from the Gaia mission, of the European Space Agency (ESA), and international team led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de...
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TalkThe evolutionary history of the Milky Way disk(s) and halo from Gaia colour-magnitude diagram fitting
Gaia has provided distances and photometry, and thus colour-magnitude diagrams in the absolute plane, for stars over a large volume in the Milky Way...
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NewsThe exhibition “AstrónomAs” which gives visibility to women in Astronomy has arrrived in Tenerife
It can be visited in the Museum of Science and the Cosmos until 22nd May. Next Wednesday, April 6th, there will be an inauguration ceremony with the women...