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An application of Astronomy to save endangered species
Tracking rhinos, making a census of gray wolves or finding poachers, are just some of the innovative capabilities of the world’s first project that combines...
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NewsAn asteroid has been named with after IAC researcher Tania Le Pivert JolivetThe International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the naming of asteroid (20747) Tanialepivert in honour of Tania Le Pivert Jolivet, a postdoctoral...
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NewsAn award for the audiovisual series “The IAC investigates”The audiovisual series “The IAC investigates” produced by the IAC within its Unit of Communication and Scientific Culture (UC3) with funding from the Severo...
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NewsAn eclipse, a superconjunction, and the last meteor shower of the year: Geminids 2020During the nights of 12th and 13th of December we will enjoy the peak of the Geminid meteor shower. This will be broadcast live from the Teide Observatory...
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NewsAn extraterrestrial's view of the EarthThe terrestrial climate as seen from space reveals that clouds can becomea useful tool when looking for habitable planets
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NewsAn IAC study measures the exact size of the largest known galaxyHow large can a galaxy grow? This is the question behind a new study led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), in which an international team of...
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NewsAn old problem about the measurement of the chemical composition of the universe has been resolvedResearch carried out by a scientific team from the University of Heidelberg (UH), the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the National Autonomous...
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NewsAn Open Day for inhabitants of Garafía celebrated at the Roque de los Muchachos ObservatoryMore than a hundred people form this municipality on La Palma could make this annual visit to the main telescopes of the observatory.
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NewsAn orange beam that helps astronomersPHOTO NEWSThe first observing campaign with the new "Laser Guide Star" installed at the Teide Observatory, Tenerife, has been completed successfully