THE STINGRAY NEBULA, THE YOUNGEST

KNOWN IS FADING

Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope show how this young nebula has lost its brightness and changed shape
in just two decades

ROADMAP: STUDYING THE UBIQUITOUS

YET POORLY KNOWN MARTIAN DUST

As part of the European Horizon 2020 program, the RoadMap project (Role and impact
of dust and clouds in the Martian atmosphere) has just started

MHONGOOSE BEGINS TO STUDY THE WEAK ATOMIC GAS

THAT SURROUNDS GALAXIES

MHONGOOSE, a legacy project of the MeerKAT radiointerferometer, South African precursor to the Square Kilometer Array,
produces its first results

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Researchers from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) are leading an ambitious radio observation project that shows that extrasolar planets can be detected with radio telescopes

A study of the radio emission of Proxima Centauri, the closest planetary...

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A study of the radio emission of Proxima Centauri, the closest planetary system, opens a new path for the study of exoplanets

For two decades it has been known that the magnetic interaction between Jupiter and one of its largest moons, Io, generates a large amount of radio emission similar to terrestrial auroras (produced, in turn, by the interaction of electrically charged particles from the Sun with the Earth's atmosphere). After the discovery of the planet Proxima b around the star closest to us, Proxima Centauri, a group of researchers from the IAA-CSIC set out to check whether radio interactions also occur in this neighboring solar system. Their finding opens a new path in the study of extrasolar planets.
14/01/2021

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This December, due to the alignment of the Earth, Jupiter and Saturn, we will be able to see the giant planets of the Solar System very close in the sky. Many activities are being organized to enjoy the event

Triple planetary conjunction: an ideal opportunity to enjoy the night sky

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Triple planetary conjunction: an ideal opportunity to enjoy the night sky

This month the conjunction of three planets of the Solar System takes place: Jupiter, Saturn and Earth will be located approximately in a straight line. The Earth being the closest to the Sun, that means that we can observ Jupiter and Saturn very close in the sky. The separation between the two will be just 0.1 degrees, which is roughly one-fifth of the apparent diameter of the full Moon. This apparent closeness between Jupiter and Saturn has not occurred for 400 years, and will not occur again until March 2080.
11/12/2020

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As part of the European Horizon 2020 program, the RoadMap project (Role and impact of dust and clouds in the Martian atmosphere) has just started

RoadMap: studying the ubiquitous yet poorly known Martian dust

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RoadMap: studying the ubiquitous yet poorly known Martian dust

Mars is the planet to which the most space missions have been dedicated. A parade of rovers and landers has landed on its surface, and all the images they have sent have revealed one thing: the abundance of dust. No matter which way they looked, Curiosity, InSight, and their predecessors photographed a planet covered in rust-colored dust, not just on the ground, but also in the atmosphere. With Mars being the focus of future space exploration, both robotic and human, it is crucial to improve our understanding of the Martian atmosphere and climate.
10/12/2020

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Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope show how this young nebula has lost its brightness and changed shape in just two decades

The Stingray nebula, the youngest known, is fading

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The Stingray nebula, the youngest known, is fading

The life cycle of stars has time scales that may seem eternal: a star takes millions of years to be born, and its adult stage extends billions of years. If it is a star of low or intermediate mass, like the Sun, there will come a time when, having exhausted the hydrogen from the nucleus that serves as fuel, it will expand and expel its outer layers; and these, illuminated by the stellar nucleus, will give rise to a planetary nebula. These are very beautiful objects, which expand while dimming their brightness to end up fading in several tens of thousands of years.
03/12/2020

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MHONGOOSE, a legacy project of the MeerKAT radiointerferometer, South African precursor to the Square Kilometer Array, produces its first results. They have been obtained in its preparatory phase, thus anticipating the window that will open to the understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies

MHONGOOSE begins to study the weak atomic gas that surrounds galaxies, key...

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MHONGOOSE begins to study the weak atomic gas that surrounds galaxies, key in their evolution

MHONGOOSE (MeerKAT Observations of Nearby Galactic Objects - Observing Southern Emitters) is a legacy project to study the distribution of atomic hydrogen (HI) in a selection of nearby galaxies using the MeerKAT radiotelescope (South Africa). As part of its testing phase, it has already provided its first scientific results. This first work, published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, provides new findings on the distribution of gas around the galaxy ESO 302-G014 and shows the potential of the project.
30/11/2020

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The mission, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and scheduled for launch in 2029, has moved from the study phase to the implementation phase, which involves selecting an industrial contractor to build the spacecraft. The Institute de Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) participates in Ariel through two of its scientific working groups

Ariel mission moves from blueprint to reality

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Ariel mission moves from blueprint to reality

Ariel mission addresses one of the key themes of ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme, which seeks to know the conditions for the formation of planets and for the emergence of life. Ariel will allow us to study the composition of planets, how they form and how they evolve, analyzing a diverse sample of about a thousand planetary atmospheres simultaneously in the visible and in the infrared.
23/11/2020

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The Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) participates in the project, coordinated by the Center for the Study of Physics of the Cosmos of Aragon (CEFCA)

Se publica el nuevo catálogo del cartografiado J-PLUS, con casi veinte...

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Published the new J-PLUS catalog, with almost twenty million celestial objects

The Javalambre Photometric Local Universe Survey (J-PLUS) collaboration concludes today its third virtual scientific meeting, in which the results and scientific analysis carried out with the data from the J-PLUS mapping, which is carried out with the JAST/T80 telescope of the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory, have been shown.
05/11/2020

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The identification of a source producing very short duration radio bursts in our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is presented in three articles in the journal Nature. Studies suggest that a magnetar, a neutron star with a very intense magnetic field, would be behind this phenomenon

Rapid radio bursts detected in our Galaxy

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Rapid radio bursts detected in our Galaxy

One of the most studied phenomena in astrophysics today are the so-called transients, astrophysical objects that do not present a permanent emission over time, but rather emit light in a brief, intense and sudden way. Among them are the fast radio bursts (or FRBs), which have been known since 2007 but whose origin is still uncertain.
04/11/2020

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Unlike lightning, these electrical discharges very efficiently activate certain chemical reactions that can produce nitrous oxide and ozone, gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. The study, led by researchers from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC), has been possible thanks to data provided by the ASIM space mission of the European Space Agency (ESA)

Confirmed the existence of a new electrical phenomenon in the atmosphere:...

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Confirmed the existence of a new electrical phenomenon in the atmosphere: blue flashes produced by cold electrical discharges

The family of electrical phenomena that occur in our atmosphere, which for centuries was believed to consist only of storm lightning, continues to grow: about three decades ago Transient Light Events were discovered, a series of very fast luminous events related to lightning that tend to happen tens of kilometers above the clouds; and in 1994 terrestrial gamma-ray bursts were discovered, which originate in the upper part of storm clouds and were an unexpected finding, since until then it was thought that gamma radiation only came from outer space.
23/10/2020

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The volume includes 77 short articles on current research topics about the Sun, written in a plain language by scientists from 30 European research institutions and universities.

#TheScienceOfEST series is now available as a book!

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#TheScienceOfEST series is now available as a book!

#TheScienceOfEST series is now available as a book!

The volume includes 77 short articles on current research topics about the Sun, written in a plain language by scientists from 30 European research institutions and universities.
15/06/2020

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MAAT top-level requirements will broaden its use to the needs of the GTC community for a wide range of outstanding science topics that covers the entire astronomy given its unique observing capabilities well beyond time-domain astronomy

Panoptic spectroscopy of our universe with OSIRIS+MAAT at...

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Panoptic spectroscopy of our universe with OSIRIS+MAAT at GTC

MAAT* (Mirror-slicer Array for Astronomical Transients) is proposed as a visitor mirror-slicer optical system that will allow the OSIRIS spectrograph on the GTC the capability to perform Integral-Field Spectroscopy (IFS) over a seeing-limited field-of-view 14.20'' x 10'' with a slice width of 0.303''. MAAT will enhance the resolution power of OSIRIS by 1.6 times with respect to its 0.6'' wide long-slit.
Granada -- Virtual Format
05/05/2020

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M dwarfs are known to generate the strongest magnetic fields among main-sequence stars with convective envelopes, but we are still lacking a consistent picture of the link between the magnetic fields and underlying dynamo mechanisms, rotation, and a...

Magnetic fields, rotation, and activity in M dwarf stars

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Magnetic fields, rotation, and activity in M dwarf stars

M dwarfs are known to generate the strongest magnetic fields among main-sequence stars with convective envelopes, but we are still lacking a consistent picture of the link between the magnetic fields and underlying dynamo mechanisms, rotation, and activity. For instance, models predict that the maximum magnetic flux a star can generate scales with convective energy stored in its envelope, but no accurate measurements existed until recently.

Dr. Denis Shulyak
17/03/2020 - 12:30

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16th school of the Spanish Virtual Observatory

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16th school of the Spanish Virtual Observatory

The Spanish Virtual Observatory (SVO) is organising a VO school at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía. The school is partly supported by the ESCAPE project and by the IAA-CSIC Severo Ochoa Excellence programme. The Virtual Observatory (VO) is opening new ways of exploiting the huge amount of data provided by the ever-growing number of ground-based and space facilities, as well as by computer simulations.
09/03/2020

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After the scientific success of the two first flights of the Sunrise stratospheric balloon mission, the international consortium led by MPS (Göttingen, Germany) decided to re-issue the mission for a third time. For Sunrise III, a new gondola and navi...

TuMaG: un magnetógrafo para Sunrise III

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TuMaG: un magnetógrafo para Sunrise III

After the scientific success of the two first flights of the Sunrise stratospheric balloon mission, the international consortium led by MPS (Göttingen, Germany) decided to re-issue the mission for a third time. For Sunrise III, a new gondola and navigation system will be provided by APL (Johns Hopkins University, MD) and the re-furbished telescope by MPS. The latter also provides the instrumental platform and the light distribution system while KIS (Freiburg, Germany) is responsible for the correlation wavefront sensor in charge of stabilizing the image in real time.

Dr. José Carlos del Toro Iniesta
04/06/2020 - 12:30

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What is climate change, why is it anthropogenic and why is it an urgent problem?

What is climate change, why is it anthropogenic and why is it an urgent problem?
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What is climate change, why is it anthropogenic and why is it an urgent problem?

Given the importance of the topic to our lives, those of our children and the generations that follow, and the great topicality of the subject, this talk is dedicated to explain the science behind global warming. We explain why there is scientific consensus that global warming has its cause in human activity and explain why it is a problem that requires urgent action both to adapt our societies and to avoid the most serious dangers.

Rainer Schödel
30/01/2020 - 19:00

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Outreach conference

Galaxies. Geometry of star formation

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Galaxies. Geometry of star formation

Emilio J. Alfaro
19/12/2019 - 19:00

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Outreach conference

If we cannot save Galapagos, what can we save?

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If we cannot save Galapagos, what can we save?

The title of this talk evokes a common question in conservation circles, which highlights the privileged place of the Galapagos Islands as a laboratory of evolution and a jewel of biodiversity. A jewel that, like many other natural areas, faces various threats related to human activity.

This talk is based on a travel book about the islands. In it we will see what is so special about the Galapagos, how the species that populate them came about, and why we must love them and, in the long run, save them.

Silbia López de Lacalle
28/11/2019 - 19:00

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Ahora en serio: ¿hay alguien más ahí fuera?

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Seriously: Is anyone out there?

In this talk we are going to make philoso-science, a word that I have invented and that we actually do continuously.

The question often arises as to whether we are alone in the universe, and there are always all sorts of more or less elaborate answers.

Juan Carlos Suárez
31/10/2019 - 00:15

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The mirror of the SUNRISE mission gets ready at Calar Alto

The mirror of the SUNRISE mission gets ready at Calar Alto

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The mirror of the SUNRISE mission, which will study the Sun from a stratospheric balloon, gets ready at Calar Alto

SUNRISE, a mission designed to study the Sun’s magnetic field from a stratospheric balloon, faces its third flight after its successful trips flying over the Arctic in 2009 and 2013. The instrumentation was recovered in both occasions, and now the mission team focuses on the preparation of the next phase, which will take place in 2021. In late September, the aluminizing of the SUNRISE telescope mirror took place at Calar Alto, a service offered by the observatory that permits to preserve the optimal conditions for observations.
06/10/2019

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In January 2005, a bright flash was detected in the nucleus of the galaxy in the process of fusion Arp 299-B, which was considered a supernova explosion. However, ten years of observations at different wavelengths have allowed us to witness how the luminous region was lengthening and expanding, and to conclude that it is a jet of material expelled by the galaxy's central super-massive black hole after tearing a star.

The Arp299 puzzle. Black holes that devour stars

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The Arp299 puzzle. Black holes that devour stars

In January 2005, a bright flash was detected in the nucleus of the galaxy in the process of fusion Arp 299-B, which was considered a supernova explosion. However, ten years of observations at different wavelengths have allowed us to witness how the luminous region was lengthening and expanding, and to conclude that it is a jet of material expelled by the galaxy's central super-massive black hole after tearing a star.

Miguel Ángel Pérez-Torres
25/10/2018 - 19:00

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Following an open debate, the International Astronomical Union recently recommended that the rate of expansion of the universe, traditionally referred to as the "Hubble Constant", should henceforth be referred to as the "Hubble-Lemaître Constant".

The Hubble-Lemaître constant: is it really a constant?

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The Hubble-Lemaître constant: is it really a constant?

Following an open debate, the International Astronomical Union recently recommended that the rate of expansion of the universe, traditionally referred to as the "Hubble Constant", should henceforth be referred to as the "Hubble-Lemaître Constant". In this session we will see why the change of designation was necessary to do justice to the work of Georges Lemaître, one of the fathers of relativistic cosmology, but also the reasons that point out that in reality it is not a constant.

Emilio J. Alfaro
29/11/2018 - 19:00

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Artificial Intelligence and big data: the power of data. Outreach conference

Artificial Intelligence and big data: the power of data

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Artificial Intelligence and big data: the power of data

Artificial Intelligence and big data: the power of data. Outreach conference

Francisco Herrera
13/12/2018 - 19:00

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We review the evidence of the existence of methane on Mars and its possible implications.

Methane in Mars: what are we talking about?

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Methane in Mars: what are we talking about?

We review the evidence of the existence of methane on Mars and its possible implications.

José Juan López Moreno
31/01/2019 - 19:00

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Galactic superwinds, common phenomena in galaxies, are capable of releasing an extraordinary amount of energy and transporting material over long distances. Their influence on the host galaxy can be of great importance, to the extent that the formation of these "galactic hurricanes" can even determine the life of galaxies. The study of these phenomena provides us with some keys to solving the enigmas of modern astronomy about the evolution of galaxies.

Superwinds: galactic hurricanes

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Superwinds: galactic hurricanes

Galactic superwinds, common phenomena in galaxies, are capable of releasing an extraordinary amount of energy and transporting material over long distances. Their influence on the host galaxy can be of great importance, to the extent that the formation of these "galactic hurricanes" can even determine the life of galaxies. The study of these phenomena provides us with some keys to solving the enigmas of modern astronomy about the evolution of galaxies.

Sara Cazzoli
28/03/2019 - 19:00

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The Horizon Event Telescope (EHT), a planetary-scale telescope made up of eight radio telescopes and forged through international collaboration, was designed to capture the first image of a black hole. In a series of simultaneous international press conferences on April 10, EHT researchers revealed that they had succeeded and showed the first direct visual evidence of a super-massive black hole and its shadow.

The first image of a black hole

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The first image of a black hole

The Horizon Event Telescope (EHT), a planetary-scale telescope made up of eight radio telescopes and forged through international collaboration, was designed to capture the first image of a black hole. In a series of simultaneous international press conferences on April 10, EHT researchers revealed that they had succeeded and showed the first direct visual evidence of a super-massive black hole and its shadow.

José Luis Gómez
25/04/2019 - 19:00

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It has been 45 years since Calar Alto Observatory was founded. An observatory that, among its merits, has been one of the main engines of the development of astronomy in Spain and, of course, one of the foundations of the creation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (Andalusian Astrophysics Institute). This year the observatory goes from being Hispano-German to being totally Hispanic, with the incorporation of the Junta de Andalucía as a 50% partner. This talk reviews the scientific milestones that mark its history and share the objectives of this new stage.

The Calar Alto Astronomical Observatory: 45 years of cutting-edge astronomy

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The Calar Alto Astronomical Observatory: 45 years of cutting-edge astronomy

It has been 45 years since Calar Alto Observatory was founded. An observatory that, among its merits, has been one of the main engines of the development of astronomy in Spain and, of course, one of the foundations of the creation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (Andalusian Astrophysics Institute). This year the observatory goes from being Hispano-German to being totally Hispanic, with the incorporation of the Junta de Andalucía as a 50% partner.

Jesús Aceituno
30/05/2019 - 19:00

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Outreach conference about the atmosphere and climate variability of the red planet

Cambio climático en Marte
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Climate change in Mars

Francisco González Galindo
27/06/2019 - 19:00

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Annual activity reports

Annual activity reports

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Annual activity reports

2019 annual activity report released !
At 22:25 in the evening (local time) of December 11 a brilliant fireball crossed the south of Spain and was recorded from the Sierra Nevada Observatory (Granada).

Fireball on Granada on December 11, 2016

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Fireball on Granada on December 11, 2016

At 22:25 in the evening (local time) of December 11 a brilliant fireball crossed the south of Spain. The fireball, which overflew the provinces of Granada and Jaén, could be seen from much of the country. The phenomenon has been recorded from the Sierra Nevada Observatory (Granada), as well as from the meteor detection stations operating under the SMART Project from the observatories of La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto (Almería), La Sagra (Granada) and Seville.

12/12/2016

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The Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia participates in the candidacy of Granada as "City of Science"

The IAA participates in Granada City of Science

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The Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia participates in the candidacy of Granada as "City of Science"

The mayor of Granada, Francisco Cuenca, has conducted a public event in which he has introduced the proposal submitted yesterday to the Secretary of State for Science and Innovation. Representatives of the Government of Andalusia, the University of Granada, The Technological Health Park, the Higher Council for Scientific Research and the Science Park have attended the event.
08/11/2016

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The broadcast, which will take place on Wednesday 19 at 18pm, coincides with the entry into orbit around Mars of the TGO module and the the Schiaparelli module landing on the red planet, both of the ExoMars (ESA) mission

Preview of Upwards, the documentary

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La 2 premieres documentary about UPWARDS, a project for the study of Mars led by the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia

The UPWARDS project is coordinated by the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC), with the participation of seven European scientific institutions. It will develop new analytical techniques to exploit the Mars Express and ExoMars data. Among the activities to publicize the project is the documentary "Rediscovering Mars: UPWARDS project", which airs today at 18h in La 2 of Spanish Television.

19/10/2016

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New Instrumentation and Legacy Projects for Calar Alto

New Instrumentation and Legacy Projects for Calar Alto

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New Instrumentation and Legacy Projects for Calar Alto

Calar Alto Observatory constitutes an astronomical reference for the international scientific community for the quality of its telescopes and astronomical instrumentation.

10/10/2016

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Special issue of the IAA: Información y Actualidad Astronómica magazine to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia

40th anniversary of the IAA

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40 aniversario del IAA

We wanted to celebrate the anniversary of the IAA with a special issue of this magazine which, with over a decade of life, is also part of the history of the center.
02/11/2016

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La visita se enmarca en un reciente acuerdo de colaboración para mejorar la calidad del cielo

Visit of the Delegation of Environment of the Junta de Andalucía at Sierra...

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Visit of the Delegation of Environment of the Junta de Andalucía at Sierra Nevada Observatory

On Thursday September 15 the Delegate of Environment of the Junta de Andalucía, Inmaculada Oria, visited the Sierra Nevada Observatory (OSN). The visit is part of a collaboration agreement between the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA) and the Provincial Delegation which began following the First Day of Sky Quality held last June.

The visit was also attended by the Mayor of Monachil, Jose Morales, Councilman Environment of the City of Monachil, Franciso Alvarez, and the Director of the Sierra Nevada National Park, Javier Sanchez.

19/09/2016
The dark sky as equity or fighting light pollution constitute some of the axes of the session. The conference seeks to create a meeting place where the various actors involved in the protection of Andalusian sky will exchange knowledge, perspectives and experiences

The IAA hosts a conference on the quality of the sky

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The IAA hosts a conference on the quality of the sky

Tomorrow will be held at the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC), a technical conference which seeks to establish a strategy for joint action among the various regional actors involved in the protection of the sky.
27/06/2016

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The German-Spanish Astronomical Center at Calar Alto is located in the Sierra de Los Filabres (Andalucía, Southern Spain) north of Almeria. It is operated jointly by the Junta de Andalucía and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC) in Granada/Spain. Calar Alto provides three telescopes with apertures of 1.23m, 2.2m and 3.5m to the general community. A 1.5m-telescope, also located on the mountain, is operated under the control of the Observatory of Madrid.

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Take a taxi to the IAA or your hotel directly. There are some buses from the aiport to Granada, but they are not syncronous with the planes...

At the train station, ask for Av. de la Constitución and get on bus LAC to Palacio de Congresos. Get off Palacio de Congresos stop and change to bus S2, direction to Villa Argaz. This bus has a stop very close to the IAA, only a few meters.

At the bus station, get on bus SN2 to Palacio de Congresos. Get off at the bus stop Tierno Galván - Palacio de Congresos and change to bus S2 to Villa Argaz. The S2 route passes in front of the IAA. Get off at the first stop of Camino Bajo de Huétor Street, then walk for a few seconds and you'll be here.