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    Scientists confirm the lunar origin of Near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5
    This is the third “mini-Moon” with lunar-like material identified as part of the Arjuna asteroid belt, where objects follow similar orbits around the Sun to...
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    Scientists discover key molecules in the interstellar space for the formation of basic life structures
    Spanish researchers detect naphthalene in the interstellar medium, a molecule which, in combination with water, ammonia and ultraviolet radiation, produces many...
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    Scientists discover the first pulsating white dwarf in an eclipsing binary system
    An international research, led by scientists from the University of Sheffield and with the participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has...
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    Scientists find the explanation at the high temperatures of the solar corona
    Caption: Total solar eclipse from Novosibirsk (Russia). In a total eclipse of the Sun, the Moon exactly covers the disk of the Sun. For a few minutes there is...
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    Scientists from the IAC and the ULL discover a nearby “superearth”
    Its short orbital period could help with future studies of biological activity.
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    Scientists from the US, Japan and Europe meet to discuss the results of the CLASP-2 experiment
    CLASP and CLASP2 are opening a new window for the investigation of magnetism in solar and stellar physics. In 2008 an international team of solar physicists...
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    Se aprueba la mayor colaboración astronómica de la historia para construir y lanzar el satélite Euclid
    La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) acaba de aprobar formalmente la colaboración internacional de unos mil científicos de cien institutos de investigación
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    Se celebra en Granada el "I Congreso Internacional de Ciencia con el "Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC)"
    Los próximos días 6, 7 y 8 de febrero se celebrará en el Palacio de Congresos de Granada el "I Congreso Internacional de Ciencia con el GTC", organizado por el...
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    Se cierra la cúpula del "Gran Telescopio CANARIAS"
    En los últimos días se han terminado de colocar las placas de cerramiento de la cúpula del Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), en el Observatorio del Roque de los...