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The “last breaths” in the lives of galaxies
A team of astronomers has discovered that galaxies with an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) –hosting continuously growing black holes that emit large amounts of...
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EventTheoretical chemistry as an efficient tool for undestanding astrochemical transformations of fullerenes and related speciesTheoretical chemistry as an efficient tool for undestanding astrochemical transformations of fullerenes and related species Prof. Denis Sabirov Institute of...
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NewsThree European Doctoral Networks Join Forces in Ghent for the "Third EDUCADO Training School on Astro–AI and Machine Learning"From 2–6 March 2026, Ghent University will host a landmark event at the intersection of astrophysics and artificial intelligence. Jointly organized by the...
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NewsTidally trapped pulsations in a close binary star systemIt has long been suspected that tidal forces in close binary stars could modify the orientation of the pulsation axis of the constituent stars. Such stars have...
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NewsTouching an asteroid and coming back: OSIRIS-REx and BennuThis Tuesday October 20th at around 23.12 hr (Canary time) the NASA space probe OSIRIS-REx will make its first attempt to collect samples from the asteroid...
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ProjectTraces of Galaxy Formation: Stellar populations, Dynamics and MorphologyWe are a large, diverse, and very active research group aiming to provide a comprehensive picture for the formation of galaxies in the Universe. Rooted in...
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BlogTwo eclipses that made history in SpainTotal solar eclipses do not occur very often in the same location within a single human lifetime, but they do tend to cluster together, so that more than one...
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NewsTwo IAC projects won the prestigious ERC Advanced Grants awarded by the European Research CouncilThe Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has again shown its high quality in the field of international research. Two of its Research Professors, Carme...
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NewsTwo new rocky planets in the solar neighborhoodAn international scientific collaboration, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participates, has discovered two new super-Earths orbiting a...