The first image of a new gaseous component in a planetary nebula.
False color image of the planetary nebula NGC 6778. In blue, the emission associated with weak lines of ion O++ recombination, taken with the OSIRIS tunable filter blue instrument in the GTC. In green, emission of the same ion in the excited lines by coll
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An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the IAC, have performed a unique cosmic test - measuring the mass of an ancient star using two entirely different methods, finding agreement to within just 1.4%. This result marks a milestone in our ability to determine the ages of old stars and use them as living fossils to study the Milky Way’s distant past. The team analysed the red giant in the binary system KIC 10001167 using two independent approaches: firstly, by measuring the brightness and radial velocity variations due to the orbital motion of the binary, and secondly
Con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer, que se conmemora ese 8M, el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participa en una iniciativa que invita a redescubrir nuestra relación con el universo desde una perspectiva científica y humana de la mano de la entidad iisgood. Bajo el título de ‘Volver a soñar estrellas’, el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC), del Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros del Cabildo de Tenerife, acogerá una mesa redonda este 12 de marzo a las 17:30 horas con entrada libre y gratuita hasta completar el aforo. En este encuentro, cinco destacadas
