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Mapping the hidden magnetic field of the quiet Sun
The Sun is the only star where we can resolve the intricate magnetism that all convective stars harbor. Yet, more than 99% of its visible surface along the...
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NewsMapping the Magnetic Field in the Chromosphere of Solar Active RegionsThe magnetic field in the solar chromosphere plays a key role in the heating of the outer solar atmosphere and in the build-up and sudden release of energy in...
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NewsMARGARET BURBIDGE: "Los cuásares no están tan lejos como se pensaba"Margaret Burbidge y su marido, Geoffrey Burbidge, forman el matrimonio de científicos más conocido del mundo de la Astronomía. A lo largo de su vida han...
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NewsMARIA BERGEMANN: “Miniscule changes in physical properties of late-type stars may have radical effects on the emitted radiation spectra”Maria Bergemann, astrophysicist at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg (Germany), is one of the invited professors at the XXIX Canary Islands...
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NewsMARK MARLEY: “One great challenge when studying planetary atmospheres is clouds, which both brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets have”Our planet becomes too small for some scientists, therefore they dedicate their lives to study other worlds much larger than Earth and those that are so massive...
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GalleryMASCARA-2b /KELT-20b ultra hot JupiterThe atmosphere of a new ultra hot Jupiter is analysed. The combination of observations made with the CARMENES spectrograph on the 3.5m telescope at Calar Alto...
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NewsMassive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107Two of the planets which are orbiting the star Kepler 107 could be the result of an impact similar to that which affected the Earth to produce the Moon. An...
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NewsMassive pulsating star provides clues to calibrate stellar evolution modelsAn international collaboration, with the participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), determines with an unprecedented level of precision...
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NewsMATS CARLSSON: “In astrophysics we cannot perform experiments so we just have to extract information from the light the star emits”Professor at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo (Norway) and director of the center of excellence "Rosseland Center for Solar...