Topic: Astrophysics

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    Astronomers catch unprecedented features at brink of active black hole
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participates in the study of a galaxy that hosts a supermassive black hole with previously unseen characteristics...
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    Astronomers confirm a new “Trojan” asteroid that shares an orbit with Mars
    Using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) a study led from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Universidad Complutense...
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    Astronomers confirm the existence of a cosmic supervoid that challenges our understanding of dark energy
    Research by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participates, has confirmed the presence of a...
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    Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of a primitive star
    Scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the University of California San Diego...
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    Astronomers develop new method for taking the temperature of black holes
    An international research team led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has found a new method for measuring the masses of black...
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    Astronomers discover a four-planet system with a peculiar migration process
    An international research, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participates, has discovered a new planetary system comprised of 4 planets...
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    Astronomers discover a giant black hole that challenges current models of stellar evolution
    An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the National Astronomical Observatory of China and with the participation of the Instituto de...
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    Astronomers discover a massive star cluster, of intermediate age, in the constellation Scutum
    An international team of astrophysicists led by the Stellar Astrophysics Group of the University of Alicante (UA), the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC...
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    Astronomers discover a planetary system with three super-Earths and two super-Mercuries
    International research, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) and with the participation of the the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias...