Scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the University of California San Diego...
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NewsAstronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of a primitive star
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PublicationCharting the Galactic Acceleration Field. I. A Search for Stellar Streams with Gaia DR2 and EDR3 with Follow-up from ESPaDOnS and UVES
We present maps of the stellar streams detected in the Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2) and Early Data Release 3 (EDR3) catalogs using the STREAMFINDER algorithm. We...
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PublicationChemical abundances in the young galaxy at Z = 2.309 towards PHL 957
We present high-resolution Utrecht Echelle Spectrograph spectra of the quasar PHL 957, obtained in order to study the foreground damped Ly-alpha (DLA) galaxy at...
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PublicationCO /J = 2-1/ observations of southern H II regions
Maps in the CO (J = 2-1) line of the southern H II region complexes Carina Nebula and G333.6-0.2/RCW 106 are presented and discussed. Results for the Carina...
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GalleryColaboración del IAC con el CB Lenovo Tenerife
El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y el club de baloncesto Lenovo Tenerife se unen esta temporada para poner en valor el cielo de Canarias. La acción...
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PublicationCorrugations in the discs of spiral galaxies - NGC 4244 and 5023
The morphological characteristics of corrugations in the disk shapes of the edge-on galaxies NGC 4244 and 5023 are described to determine some of the properties...
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PublicationCS J = 5 - 4 observations of galactic molecular clouds
Observations from a sample of six regions of star formation in the 244 GHz, J = 5-4 rotational transition of CS, together with previous results for lower...
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PublicationDensity studies of giant extragalactic H II regions
The variation of the electron density with position in a selected group of bright giant extragalactic H II regions has been studied using long slit...
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PublicationDetections of diffuse interstellar bands toward the SN 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The authors report the results of high resolution and high S/N observations of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) towards SN 1987A in the LMC. For the first time...