A study led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), making comparison between the discs of several pairs of spiral galaxies, active...
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NewsDifferences between the discs of active and non-active galaxies detected for the first time
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NewsDimitri Gadotti: “Not seeing the complexity of everything that can alter the life of a galaxy sometimes leads to misconceptions”
“With TIMER we could demonstrate a very beautiful idea: If we measure the ages of the stars that were born in the bar via the secular evolution processes, we...
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TalkDisc-jet coupling in accreting systems
A rich phenomenology of jets, winds, and accretion states has been observed in both active galactic nuclei (AGN) and X-ray binaries (XRBs), suggesting a...
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NewsDiscovered: the most distant barred spiral galaxy (until now)
An international team of scientists, with participation by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL)...
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NewsDiscovery of a super-Earth near to the habitable zone of a cool star
An international team led by researchers from the IAC, using the radial velocity method, have discovered a possibly rocky planet at the edge of the habitable...
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NewsDiscovery of a young forming planet around the nearby star AU Mic
AU Microscopii (AU Mic) is the second closest pre-main-sequence star, at a distance of 9.79 parsecs and with an age of 22 million years . AU Mic possesses a...
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NewsDiscovery of relativistic jets blowing bubbles in the central region of the Teacup Galaxy
A study led by Anelise Audibert, a researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), reveals a process that explains the peculiar morphology of the...
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StayDR. ARTEMIO HERRERO (Stellar and Interstellar Physics)
Artemio Herrero Davó is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of La Laguna. He studied Physics at the University of Valencia and at the University of La...
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StayDR. CHRISTOPHE MORISSET (Staff Researcher, Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM, México)
Dr. Christophe Morisset is a staff researcher at the Instituto de Astronomía of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IA-UNAM) in Ensenada, Baja...