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    SN 2021lwz: Another exotic, luminous, and fast-evolving optical stripped-envelope supernova?
    SN 2021lwz: Understanding an Unusual Stellar Explosion Discovery and Initial Mystery On May 10, 2021, astronomers detected a supernova called SN 2021lwz at a distance of approximately 900 million light-years from Earth. What made this event remarkable was its unusual behavior: it combined characteristics of different supernova types in ways that didn't fit established classifications, prompting an in-depth investigation. Why This Supernova Matters Supernovae are among the most energetic events in the universe, marking the violent deaths of massive stars. They help astronomers understand
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  • False-colour satellite image of the Arabian Sea showing an extensive light-coloured oil slick next to the Caroline Bezengi tanker and near an island in Oman’s Al Hallaniyat archipelago.
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    ALISIO-1 satellite detects an oil spill in the Arabian Sea from space
    The observation, carried out with the DRAGO-2 infrared camera, demonstrates the capability of technology developed by the IAC in the Canary Islands to detect and monitor hydrocarbon spills in the ocean The ALISIO-1 satellite, the first space mission of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has captured an oil slick associated with the tanker Caroline Bezengi, which is grounded near the Omani island of Al Qibiliya, in the Al Hallaniyat archipelago, in the Arabian Sea. The image, obtained on 22 September with the DRAGO-2 infrared camera, makes it possible to distinguish the extent of
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  • Participants at the 2nd ExGal-Twin Regional Meeting
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    ExGal-Twin, the European project coordinated by the IAC, holds its 2nd Regional Meeting on artificial intelligence in European project management
    The event also hosted the first annual meeting of the CIARMA network, which was established as a result of the project’s activities with European project managers from the Canary Islands. The headquarters of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) in La Laguna hosted yesterday the 2nd Regional Meeting of ExGal-Twin, a Horizon Europe project coordinated by the IAC. The meeting was entitled “Innovation in project management in the Canary Islands (II): Artificial Intelligence and New Trends” and brought together professionals in European project management from across the archipelago. It
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  • Workshop MIAPbP26-BRAHMs
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    El IAC impulsa junto a instituciones europeas un encuentro sobre las estrellas más masivas del Universo
    Cerca de 80 investigadores de Europa, América, Asia y Australia han participado durante cuatro semanas en un workshop internacional organizado, entre otros, por el investigador del IAC Sergio Simón-Díaz El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) ha liderado la organización de un encuentro internacional que ha reunido en el Munich Institute for Astro-, Particle and BioPhysics (MIAPbP), en Garching (Alemania), a cerca de 80 investigadores para avanzar en el conocimiento de las estrellas masivas, desde su formación hasta su evolución y muerte. El workshop se celebró del 10 de agosto al 4 de
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  • Momento de la celebración del 30º aniversario del TNG en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos
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    El Telescopio Nazionale Galileo celebra en La Palma 30 años de ciencia, descubrimientos e innovación
    Tres jornadas, del 22 al 24 de septiembre, para celebrar la historia del TNG y mirar hacia el futuro de la astronomía Treinta años de investigación astronómica, innovación tecnológica, formación y colaboración internacional. El Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) celebra estos días el 30º aniversario de su inauguración con tres jornadas de actividades que se desarrollan del 22 al 24 de septiembre de 2026 en La Palma. El encuentro, titulado “Thirty Years of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo - Celebrating Past, Present and Future of the Largest Italian Optical Telescope”, reúne a astrónomos
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  • Miguel R. Alarcon, principal investigator at AsteroiDB, at a conference in Hangzhou, China.
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    A predoctoral researcher at the IAC receives a STEP Grant from The Planetary Society
    The Planetary Society , the largest independent organization dedicated to space exploration—founded in 1980 by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman— has announced the award of its STEP (Science and Technology Empowered by the Public) Grants , a competitive program that funds innovative projects in science, technology, planetary defense, and the search for life. Among the three selected projects is AsteroiDB, an open platform for collecting, sharing, and analyzing photometric observations of asteroids. The project is led by Miguel R. Alarcón, Director of Scientific Operations at Light
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