Anomalous microwave emission detected from the Taurus Molecular Cloud
The QUIJOTE experiment at the Teide Observatory (Tenerife) has studied the polarization of this type of emissions in one of the nearest and youngest star...
Anomalous microwave emission detected from the Taurus Molecular Cloud with the QUIJOTE experiment
The QUIJOTE experiment operates from the Teide Observatory with the goal of characterising the polarization properties of the cosmic microwave background...
ANTONIN BOUCHEZ: “Todos los instrumentos del GMT tendrán Óptica Adaptativa”
En el Observatorio de las Campanas, en el desierto de Atacama, en Chile, se está construyendo uno de los llamados “Telescopios Extremadamente Grandes”: el...
Now almost 70 years since its introduction, the effective or half-light radius has become a very popular choice for characterising galaxy size. However, the...
Are ultra-diffuse galaxies structurally similar to low-surface-brightness galaxies?
A central question regarding ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) is whether they are in a separate category from low-surface-brightness (LSB) galaxies, or just their...
ARTEMIO HERRERO: “Un fotón puede tardar hasta un millón de años en alcanzar la superficie solar“
Hoy se inauguró la XXIX Escuela de Invierno que, como cada año, organiza el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). Por este motivo, entrevistamos a Artemio...
Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of a primitive star
Scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the University of California San Diego...
Astronomers discover a giant black hole that challenges current models of stellar evolution
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the National Astronomical Observatory of China and with the participation of the Instituto de...