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    The IAC presents the advances made by IACTEC-Space and other CELESTE laboratories at Space Tech Expo Europe
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), through IACTEC-Space, is participating this week in Space Tech Expo Europe, the largest space industry trade fair on the continent, held in Bremen from November 18 to 20. The team is located in the Spain Space pavilion, alongside the Canary Islands Aerospace Strategy (EAC), to showcase the technological developments of the CELESTE laboratories and strengthen international collaborations in the space sector. The I nstituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is participating once again in Space Tech Expo Europe, the leading event for the space
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  • Eclipse caused by a super-Jupiter or brown dwarf with massive rings
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    A giant ring system around a substellar object causes a rare nine-month eclipse of its host star
    An international scientific team, involving the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has identified the cause of an unusually long dimming of a distant star . The phenomenon is explained by the passage of a substellar object with a giant ring system, similar to a ‘cosmic saucer’, in front of the host star. The star, named ASASSN-24fw, is located in the Monoceros constellation at about 3,000 light-years away from Earth. The star faded steadily for more than nine months between late 2024 and mid-2025 to about 97% dark before returning to its normal
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  • Artemio Herrero Davó sostiene el Premio Institucional a la Investigación de la ULL acompañado de compañeros y compañeras del IAC
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    Artemio Herrero, investigador del IAC, recibe el XV Premio Institucional a la Investigación de la Universidad de La Laguna
    El catedrático de Astrofísica de la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) e investigador del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Artemio Herrero Davó ha sido distinguido con el XV Premio Institucional a la Investigación en la categoría general, un reconocimiento que destaca su dilatada trayectoria científica y su contribución al avance de la astrofísica. La entrega del galardón tuvo lugar ayer, 11 de marzo, durante el acto del Día Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna , celebrado en el Paraninfo con motivo del 234 aniversario de la fundación de la institución académica. En este evento
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