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    Galactic cannibalism: Researchers from the IAC and the University of Geneva find the remains of Sagittarius, a dwarf galaxy "devoured" by the Milky Way
    The results of this study were published on Saturday, 10 March, in the specialist publication Astrophysical Journal Letters AVAILABLE IN 3D ANIMATED BETACAM...
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    GALÁCTICA: A deep view of the Milky Way
    This IAC project, funded by the FECYT, will allow us to put together the biggest panoramic image of our galaxy without using professional telescopes. The...
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    GALÁCTICA: The largest photo of the Milky Way available on the web
    This FECYT-funded project of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has produced the largest panoramic view of our galaxy without using professional...
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    Galaxies like Russian dolls
    Jairo Méndez Abreu and Adriana de Lorenzo-Cáceres, researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), have discovered a peanut-shaped structure in...
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    Galaxies like Russian dolls
    Jairo Méndez Abreu and Adriana de Lorenzo-Cáceres, researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), have discovered a peanut-shaped structure in...
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    Galaxies that feed on other galaxies
    An international team of astronomers led by Giuseppina Battaglia, researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), finds signs that the outer halo...
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    Galaxies that feed on other galaxies
    An international team of astronomers led by Giuseppina Battaglia, researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), finds signs that the outer halo...
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    Gamma-ray storm in the black hole
    The MAGIC telescopes at the Observatory of the Roque de los Muchachos, in La Palma, have detected gamma-ray flares shorter than any previously observed, coming...
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    Garafía celebra el Día de la AstronomíaEl evento tuvo lugar el pasado viernes 14 de agosto con motivo del Año Internacional de la Astronomía 2009 y en colaboración con el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
    Entre las actividades, el municipio palmero organizó durante toda la jornada varios talleres, charlas, observaciones astronómicas y la inauguración de una calle...