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PETeR
The Educational Project with Robotic Telescopes (PETeR) is an online laboratory that aims to engage Spanish students in science and technology and to foster the...
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NewsPhotonic integrated circuits for astronomy: A formal description of an integrated photonics-based wavefront sensor (IP-WFS)Solar wavefront sensing has been a challenge for astrophysical instrumentalists, due to the low contrast between the Sun and the sky background compared to...
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ProjectPhysical properties and evolution of Massive StarsThis project aims at the searching, observation and analysis of massive stars in nearby galaxies to provide a solid empirical ground to understand their...
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ProjectPhysics of Ionized NebulaeThe research that is being carried out by the group can be condensed into two main lines: 1) Study of the structure, dynamics, physical conditions and chemical...
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GalleryPlacement of the four legs of the test cryostat in the AIV room of the IACPlacement of the four legs of the test cryostat in the AIV room of the IAC. Credit: Inés Bonet (IAC)
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ProjectPLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars)PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) is the third medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme. Its objective is to find and study a...
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NewsPLATO reaches a milestone in its construction, and is getting ready to look for planets similar to EarthThe PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars) space mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA), has recently completed one of the most delicate...
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NewsPossible evidence of planet formation found in the Orion NebulaInternational 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...
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NewsPost-common envelope binaries as the precursors of extremely red old starsModelling 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...