Winter Schools: Press Room 2012

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  • Diagram of the Sun's interior showing the tachocline, the transition layer where much of its magnetic activity originates
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    Researchers from the IAC and the ULL achieve the most accurate measurement to date of a key layer inside the Sun
    An international team composed of Drs. Sylvain G. Korzennik, from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian , and Antonio Eff-Darwich Peña, from the University of La Laguna and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has published a pioneering study aimed at improving our understanding of the Sun’s internal structure. The work, published in The Astrophysical Journal , stands out for its use of exceptionally long helioseismic time series, exceeding twenty-five years of continuous observations, to analyze the deepest layers of the Sun. Helioseismology is the study of patterns of
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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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