IN FAVOUR OF A DARK SKY

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  • Artistic impression of the Proxima Centauri system, with the planets Proxima b and Proxima d, the latter confirmed by NIRPS
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    The IAC leads the first scientific results of NIRPS, the new infrared exoplanet hunter
    The new infrared spectrograph NIRPS, built with the participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and installed on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, has achieved its first scientific results, with four articles published today in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics and one more accepted for publication. The data confirm its ability to detect Earth-like planets in the infrared for the first time with a precision better than one metre per second. One of the papers, led by IAC researcher Alejandro Suárez Mascareño, confirms the presence of a
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  • Deep optical image of the giant galaxy Malin 2
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    IAC research reveals hidden structures and a turbulent past in one of the largest spiral galaxies in the Universe
    Astronomers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), using the 2-meter robotic Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) at the Teide Observatory, have obtained the deepest optical images ever taken of Malin 2, one of the largest and faintest spiral galaxies in the Universe. These ultra-deep observations have revealed previously unseen structures, including several diffuse stellar emissions and a striking, elongated spiral-like feature, hinting at past interactions with other galaxies. The team has also identified a potential ultra-diffuse dwarf galaxy (UDG) about 400,000 light-years from
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  • (De izq. a der.) Verónica Martín, Samuel Geraldía, Cristina Ramos y Alfred Rosenberg
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    ¿Cómo mueren las galaxias? La respuesta en la nueva edición del programa Soñando estrellas en La Radio Canaria
    El programa de divulgación científica del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) en La Radio Canaria, "Soñando Estrellas", emitirá su próximo episodio, este viernes, 28 de noviembre, a las 22:30 horas. El espacio, de 30 minutos de duración, está dirigido y presentado por Verónica Martín, jefa de la Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3) del IAC. En este episodio la investigadora del IAC, Cristina Ramos Almeida, responderá a la pregunta de cómo nacen y crecen las galaxias y, especialmente, a cómo mueren. La investigadora, que recientemente recibió el Premio Mujer Tenías que Ser
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