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25/03/2015
Real time gestation of stellar jet Stars birth and grow inside big clouds made of gas and dust by gravitational collapse of overdensity areas. |
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23/03/2015
IZw18: the galaxy that reveals the history of the universe A map of ionized helium in the galaxy has just been published which indicates the presence of peculiar stars similar to the first that ever shone in the universe |
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09/03/2015
The world’s largest radio telescope takes a major step towards construction The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the largest research infrastructure ever developed, has already a final design for the first phase of the project |
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24/02/2015
The huge “Y” in the atmosphere of Venus due to a wave distorted by the wind When observed in the ultraviolet range, Venus’ atmosphere reveals to be covered by a dark Y-shaped cloud whose origin and evolution have remained unexplained up to date |
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19/02/2015
The origin of the magnetic field covering the Sun has been discovered High resolution observations using the HINODE satellite reveal the existence of small magnetic elements inside solar supergranules |
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18/02/2015
JUPITER, a laboratory for studying exoplanets Its atmosphere has been analized during an eclipse of Ganymede, the third satellite of the gas giant |
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16/02/2015
Stars akin to the sun also explode when they die IRAS 15103-5754, a star observed as it was turning into a planetary nebula, yields new clues as to the death of stars akin to the sun |
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16/02/2015
The highest plume ever observed on Mars Researchers are studying images of a mysterious bulge that rose up more than 200 km from the surface |
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27/01/2015
The characteristics of the multiple star "sigma Orionis" are determined A detailed study on the multiple star system led by Spanish astrophysicists has identified the period, mass and emission of high energy photons of the main stars of the system |
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22/01/2015
Rosetta mission yields most accurate and integral picture of a comet ever Science magazine publishes special edition on findings of Rosetta, on orbit around comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko since August 2014 |
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10/12/2014
A universal comb Optical frequency comb allows more accurate astronomical observations |
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11/11/2014
IAA-CSIC is co-managing an instrument that will orbit around the Sun on board the Solar Orbiter mission (ESA) Solar Orbiter (ESA) will travel around the Sun to study both solar physics and the Sun’s influence on the interplanetary medium, using instruments of local measurement as well as remote surveyal |
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10/11/2014
The GLORIA Project makes available to internet users 13 robotic telescopes in three continents GLORIA, which uses copyleft licenses for the free distribution of its contents and materials, is supported by the Ciziten Science program of the European Union |
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29/10/2014
Existence of a group of “quiet” quasars confirmed Apart from very distant, ultraluminous quasars -evolving rapidly and associated with galaxy mergers - there is likely another population of quasars that evolves slowly |
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23/09/2014
Signs of the formation of a planetary system around the star HD169142 Young star HD169142 displays a disk of gas and dust with two annular gaps possibly due to the formation of planets |
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20/08/2014
Type Ia supernovae stem from the explosion of white dwarfs coupled with twin stars Study discards possibility that type Ia supernovae might stem from explosions of white dwarfs nourished by normal stars. Were these conclusions to become generalized, type Ia supernovae might no longer serve as “standard candles” to measure astronomical distances |
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17/07/2014
The unexpected shape of the nucleus of the comet 67P Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, destination of ESA’s Rosetta mission, seems to consist of two parts |
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09/07/2014
The atmospheric waves of Venus, key to understanding the superrotation of its atmosphere, have been deciphered Venus’ atmosphere rotates up to sixty times faster than its surface, a phenomenon known as superrotation whose origin hast yet to be satisfactorily explained |
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03/07/2014
Researchers from the IAA win the "Beauty Contest", an international competition to obtain optical/infrarred interferometric images Imaging at optical/infrared wavelengths is a novel technique that has been developed during the last ten years |
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03/07/2014
Rosetta’s comet takes shape In current images obtained by OSIRIS, Rosetta’s scientific imaging system, the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko covers good four pixels |
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02/07/2014
IMaX, a Spanish instrument, reveals how magnetic structures in the Sun are born and evolve IMaX, aboard the SUNRISE mission –a telescope that observed the sun from a stratospheric balloon over the Arctic- has observed the formation and evolution of a magnetic flux tube on the solar surface |
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04/06/2014
Ancient worlds around a "foreign" star Two planets have been discovered around Kapteyn´s, a star that was possibly part of a satellite galaxy absorbed by the Milky Way |
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21/05/2014
The contract for the construction of MEGARA, the next optical instrument for the Gran Telescopio Canarias, is signed MEGARA is the first spectrograph capable of observing the emission of the gas located in between distant galaxies |
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15/05/2014
Rosetta's target comet is becoming active The scientific imaging system OSIRIS on board ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft witnesses the awakening of the mission’s target comet |
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15/04/2014
The laws that determine how dust affects the light that reaches us from the stars are being rewritten Laws used since 1989 to correct this effect prompted errors in the characterization of stars and needed revision |
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01/04/2014
Star-quakes reveal content of stars which are hotter and more massive than the sun The propagation of sound waves inside stars produces oscillations on their surface. The analysis of these oscillations makes it possible to know the internal structure and age of stars, and it has just turned out to be also effective in the detailed study of stars more massive than the sun |
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26/03/2014
A system of rings around a body of the Solar System which is not a planet has been spotted for the first time Chariklo, an object 250 kilometers in diameter has two rings around it possibly composed of water ice. The finding, involving researchers from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC), was made possible by a stellar occultation |
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06/03/2014
GOSSS survey clears the way for study of massive stars The GOSSS survey was designed to fill the gaps and overcome the heterogeneity of previous surveys which led to systematic errors in the classification of stars |
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24/02/2014
The greatest impact of a rock against the moon has been observed The impact was observed by researchers from the University of Huelva and the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) and produced a glow brighter than the North Star |
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20/02/2014
Searching for New Worlds with PLATO Space eye with 34 telescopes will investigate one million stars Spain participaes actively in the mission |
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11/02/2014
Stars carry "memories" from their early life into in their final stages [UPDATE] It has been discovered that characteristics present at the start of a star’s life disappear during their adult life and re-emerge during their neutron star or white dwarf phases |
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30/01/2014
A type Ia supernova, the closest to Earth since 1604, has been observed SN 2014J, discovered in galaxy M82, has mobilized experts from around the world. Pictures of the supernova were taken at the Estallidos Project site, coordinated by IAA, using the William Herschel telescope |
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22/01/2014
The GLORIA Project launches ‘Personal Space’ - A free web-based tool to explore the Cosmos from your laptop The ‘Personal Space’ web application allows you to make a direct and personal connection to the universe by linking significant events in your own life with what was above you in the sky at that moment |
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07/01/2014
The Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) will participate in the fourth year of the Project to Introduce Research and Innovation into Secondary Schools in Granada (PIIISA 2014) The fourth year of this initiative, launched by IAA-CSIC and aimed at introducing secondary school students to the scientific method, begins tomorrow |
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18/11/2013
Black hole in centre of Milky Way serves as experimental laboratory Experts from around the world are meeting this week at the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) to discuss the progress made on the study of the centre of our galaxy |
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14/11/2013
ISON comet undergoes activity burst and it is visible with naked eye ISON will brush past the sun on 28 November next and will provide an outstanding opportunity to study the evolution of a new comet, recently arrived from the boundaries of the solar system |
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13/11/2013
Ten billion years of cosmic evolution within arm’s reach Developed at the Calar Alto Observatory, ALHAMBRA has identified, classified and calculated the distance of more than half a million galaxies distributed in eight different celestial regions |
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04/11/2013
Ten research centres and eleven Spanish companies will take part in the design of SKA, the biggest radio telescope in the world Spanish researchers and engineers will participate in the design of antennas, data transmission, and telescope management and monitoring software |
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24/10/2013
Does the diet of a supermassive black hole affect the host galaxy? Using the ALMA telescope, it has been possible to observe NGC 1433 in detail, which presents a complex system of rings, bars and spirals that guide gas toward the central supermassive black hole |
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17/10/2013
Fragmentation of main-belt comet observed for the first time P/2013 R3 (CATALINA/PANSTARRS) is classified as a "main-belt comet”, an unusual type of asteroid that exhibits similar traits to those of comets |
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09/10/2013
Telescopes that do everything Robotic telescopes study everything -from objects in our Solar System and galactic nuclei to transitory phenomena such as explosions of gamma rays- without human intervention |
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26/09/2013
The Researcher´s Night at the IAA The Resercher's Night at the IAA: an opportunity to know the cosmos guided by scientists |
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12/07/2013
Is the central star of the Eskimo Nebula a binary system? A study has revealed anomalies in the Eskimo Nebula that suggest that its central star could be double This study provides robust evidence on the existence of a conduction layer which transfers thermal energy produced in the collision of stellar winds in planetary nebulae |
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04/07/2013
Direct detection of the tertiary component in the stellar system HD 150136: a step forward in the study of extreme-mass stars Massive stars have, despite their scarcity, a huge influence on the structure and chemical evolution of galaxies |
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24/06/2013
First data release of the ALHAMBRA sample, the final catalog for the study of the cosmic evolution ALHAMBRA studies in detail eight deep regions of the sky, which make it the best available tool to know the recent history of the universe |
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12/06/2013
SUNRISE, the balloon-borne solar telescope, flyes over the Arctic again SUNRISE, a balloon-borne solar telescope to study the sun's magnetic field, has been launched today from the Esrange Space Center, near the town of Kiruna (Sweden) |
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07/06/2013
Draconids 2011: a ton of fragments from a comet struck the earth at 83,000 miles per hour In October 2011, the Earth crossed the trail of gas and dust from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, triggering the intense rain of shooting stars known as Draconids |
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05/06/2013
Disagreement of the staff of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia with the drastic cut to the Calar Alto Observatory (CAHA) The staff of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) disagrees with the recent addendum to the agreement between CSIC and MPG which reduces the budget, stops funding two of the telescopes and involves the dismissal of staff |
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05/06/2013
Identified the molecules that form Titan´s haze, responsible for the stability of the atmosphere Astronomers from the IAA have analyzed an emission detected few months ago in Titan's atmosphere and reveal the existence of large amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These compounds, generated in the upper atmosphere, descend to lower levels and form the haze that covers the satellite, heats the atmosphere and prevents condensation |
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04/04/2013
Young "suns" shine in X-rays in the Small Magellanic Cloud Chandra observations of the SMC have resulted in the first detection of X-ray emission from young stars with masses similar to our Sun outside our Milky Way galaxy |