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    James Webb infrared data reveal unexpected diversity in hidden quasars
    An international team led by Cristina Ramos Almeida, a researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe five dust-obscured quasars — and the results offer new insights into how galaxies and their central supermassive black holes may evolve. The study is published today in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics . The energy released by supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies is a fundamental ingredient in regulating the formation of new stars, and thus galaxy growth. This occurs during an active phase, usually
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  • (De izq. a der.) Íñigo Arregui, investigador vasco del IAC; Fernando Clavijo, presidente de Canarias; Valentín Martínez, director del IAC; Imanol Pradares, lehendakari del Gobierno Vasco, y Emilio García, responsable de los Observatorios de Canarias
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    El Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, y el presidente de Canarias, Fernando Clavijo, visitan el Observatorio del Teide, del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
    El Lehendakari del Gobierno Vasco, Imanol Pradales Gil, y el presidente del Gobierno de Canarias, Fernando Clavijo Batle, han visitado las instalaciones del Observatorio del Teide del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) donde han sido recibidos por el director del centro, Valentín Martínez Pillet que ha estado acompañado por personal científico y técnico. Esta visita subraya el interés y la apuesta compartida por ambos gobiernos por la excelencia científica y la colaboración en proyectos de alta tecnología como los que abandera el IAC desde Canarias. Con dos de los observatorios más
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  • Profesor Martin Ward
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    Martin Ward present the highlights of the James Webb Telescope and the search for life beyond Earth at the Museum of Science in Tenerife
    Next Friday, May 23, at 17:30, the Museum of Science and the Cosmos of Tenerife will host the popular science lecture "The James Webb Telescope: Highlights and Life Beyond Earth," delivered by the renowned British astronomer Martin Ward, Emeritus Temple Chevallier Professor of Astronomy at the University of Durham (UK) and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society . This event, organised as part of the European ExGal-Twin Project , will offer the public a unique opportunity to learn about the most significant advances made by the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful
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