A group of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has clarified one of the mysteries of 2018 in the field of extragalactic astrophysics...
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NewsThe mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter: solved!
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NewsThe only known white dwarf orbited by planetary fragments has been analyzed
The study, led by Paula Izquierdo, a doctoral student at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL), has gone deeply...
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NewsThe origin of the first structures formed in galaxies like the Milky Way identified
An international team of scientists led from the Centre for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA), with participation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC...
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NewsThe phosphorus that came from the stars
All chemical elements in the Universe (except for H and most of the He) have been made in stellar interiors. But among those elements, the ones that allowed to...
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NewsThe possible detection of elusive intermediate mass black holes
A research team at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has observed an unusual type of emission in a sample of local galaxies which could indicate...
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NewsThe puzzle of the galaxy with no dark matter
International research led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) has found the first evidence of a massive...
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NewsThe role of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy in the evolution of our Galaxy
The European Space Agency's Gaia mission is revolutionising our understanding on how the Milky Way, the spiral galaxy we inhabit, has formed and evolved. Gaia...
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NewsThe synchronized dance of a system of six planets is revealed
An international collaboration, with participation by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has found a system of six exoplanets orbiting a central...
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NewsThe synchronized dance of the Magellanic Clouds star formation history
According to the current theories of galaxy formation, these generally form as small entities that grow through fusion, collision and accretion, eventually...