Most of the energy emitted by the Universe is infrared and, therefore, we cannot see it without special instruments. The IAC has been aware of this since its...
A major fraction of the energy emitted within the universe is in the infrared, but we cannot detect it except using instruments specially developed to do this...
Possible evidence of planet formation found in the Orion Nebula
International research led by scientists at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has shown the existence of solid sulphur compounds in HH514, a jet of...
Post-common envelope binaries as the precursors of extremely red old stars
Modelling dust formation in single stars evolving through the carbon-star stage of the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) (i.e., the late evolutionary stages of Sun...
Powerful warm winds discovered during a neutron star eruption
An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has discovered blasts of hot, warm and cold...
Powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole
The supermassive black holes in the centres of galaxies have a basic influence on their evolution. This happens during a phase in which the black hole is...
Proton acceleration in thermonuclear nova explosions revealed by gamma rays
Classical novae are cataclysmic binary star systems in which the matter of a companion star is accreted on a white dwarf. Accumulation of hydrogen in a layer...
RAFFAELLA MORGANTI: "The first image of a black hole was an important milestone for astrophysics"
Radioastronomy is one of the branches of observational astrophysics which has experienced considerable growth in recent years. To study the universe at radio...