Topic: Astrophysics

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    IAC scientists obtain one of the most general validations of Einstein’s Principle of Equivalence
    The study shows the potential of major astronomical observatories to test the laws of physics and to show their universal character. The results are published...
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    IAC80 telescope detects faint transit of exoplanet WASP-156b
    Astronomers from the Agrupación Astrónomica de Sabadell together with the Telescopic Operations Technicians of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Marta...
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    IAU Symposium 355
    IAU Symposium 355. The Realm of the Low Surface Brightness Universe. Tenerife, Spain, July 8-12, 2019 "IAU Symposium 355 aims to survey the denizens of the low...
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    IAU Symposium: Professional and Amateur astronomers, united in the same cause
    During the past week over a hundred specialists from all over the world have been meeting in La Laguna to discuss the study, in different areas of astrophysics...
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    Ideas for future NASA missions searching for extraterrestrial civilizations
    A researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is the lead author of a study with proposals for “technosignatures” -evidence for the use of...
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    IGOR NOVIKOV: “Dentro de 100 años, la máquina del tiempo será teóricamente viable”
    Este atrevido astrónomo ruso de 60 años, experto en Cosmología y física cuántica, ha presidido la Comisión de Cosmología de la Unión Astronómica Internacional...
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    Imágenes "Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands 2020"
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    Images from the Hubble Space Telescope and GRANTECAN help to show how the first galaxies were formed
    One of the most interesting questions for astrophysicists for the past few decades is how and when did the first galaxies form. One of the possible answers to...