On the magnetic nature of quiet-Sun chromospheric grains
CaII Kgrains, i.e., intermittent, short-lived (about 1 minute), periodic (2-4 minutes), pointlike chromospheric brightenings, are considered to be the...
After comparative studies of a sample of almost 50 open stellar clusters of different ages in the Milky Way, research led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de...
Origin of stellar prolate rotation in a cosmologically simulated faint dwarf
In the current cosmological model, galaxies are formed in a hierarchical way, by merging with each other. These mergers can lead to kinematic anomalies that can...
Overabundance of massive stars in the Tarantula Nebula
An international team of astronomers with participation of researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL)...
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...
PLATO alcanza un hito en su construcción y se prepara para buscar planetas similares a la Tierra
La misión espacial PLATO ( PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars ), liderada por la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), ha superado recientemente una de las...
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...