Publicación
Earth's spectral albedo from 0.5 to 4.4 um
We have analyzed spectroscopic earthshine data to determine Earth's nightly spectral albedos covering the visible, near and middle infrared spectral ranges...
-
-
NoticiaEl IAC acoge en Tenerife la reunión científica final de la Acción COST NanoSpace sobre nanomateriales de carbono en el espacioEl Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) ha acogido, del 15 al 17 de septiembre, en las instalaciones de IACTEC, la Reunión Científica Conjunta Final de la...
-
NoticiaEncuentran evidencia de un aminoácido esencial para la vida en el espacio interestelarLa investigadora del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Susana Iglesias-Groth ha descubierto la existencia de triptófano, un aminoácido indispensable...
-
PublicaciónEstimation of the XUV radiation onto close planets and their evaporationContext. The current distribution of planet mass vs. incident stellar X-ray flux supports the idea that photoevaporation of the atmosphere may take place in...
-
PublicaciónEvidence of the Amino Acids Tyrosine and Phenylalanine in the Interstellar Material of IC348 in PerseusWe employed data from the Spitzer Space Telescope to investigate the presence of the aromatic amino acids tyrosine and phenylalanine in the interstellar gas of...
-
PublicaciónExtrasolar Planets: XVI Canary Islands Winter School of AstrophysicsThis volume presents the lectures from the sixteenth Winter School of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, which was dedicated to extrasolar planets...
-
PublicaciónGlobally Integrated Measurements of the Earth's Visible Spectral AlbedoWe report spectroscopic observations of the earthshine reflected from the Moon. By applying our well-developed photometry methodology to spectroscopy, we are...
-
PublicaciónHabitable Planets Eclipsing Brown Dwarfs: Strategies for Detection and CharacterizationGiven the very close proximity of their habitable zones, brown dwarfs (BDs) represent high-value targets in the search for nearby transiting habitable planets...
-
CharlaIce and organicsIn this talk we present spectroscopy of asteroids 24 Themis and 65 Cybele in the 2-4 μ region obtained with the NASA 3.5m IRTF telescope. Their spectra are very...