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The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) is leading the LPI (La Palma Interferometer) project, aimed at conducting astronomical observations with spatial resolution a thousand times greater than that of the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

LPI brings together the collaboration of various research centers and institutions from Spain, Italy, the Nordic countries, and Mexico, working together to establish a cutting-edge scientific facility with international relevance.

Thanks to an innovative approach combining high spatial and spectral resolution, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) has analyzed the distribution of organic compounds on Ceres with unprecedented detail

This study paves the way for a potential future return to Ceres to clarify the nature of the detected material and examine its astrobiological implications

The four new episodes of the series, produced by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), will be available from 29 November on Filmin and Vimeo On Demand

The project, co-led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), has made available to the scientific community the first twelve square degrees of the three-dimensional map of the Universe being developed from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory (OAJ).

The studied area contains 550,000 astronomical objects and represents just a small sample of the survey's data, which aims to cover thousands of square degrees over the next decade.

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) contributed to this study by providing key data obtained with its ALFOSC spectrograph, installed on the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma.

This information complements data from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and the ZTF project.

The study, focusing on the planetary nature of thirteen objects of interest from the TESS mission, confirms the existence of five new planets around red dwarf or M-type stars, which are smaller and cooler than our Sun.

The planets lie within or very near the "Neptunian desert," a region noted for the scarcity of planets with characteristics similar to those of Neptune.

The IAA-CSIC participates in this study that shows how the activity of a supermassive black hole hidden in the heart of a quasar has transformed the chemical composition of the gas in the galaxy.

The grant, 1.5 million euros over the next five years, will help to understand the properties of subneptune-type planets.

Thanks to the overflight, it has been possible to evaluate the performance and functionality of the instrument, in whose design the IAA-CSIC has participated.

A new international study involving the IAA-CSIC identifies a plasma bubble as the origin of the persistent emission observed in some fast radio bursts (FRBs)

The data also allow researchers to determine the nature of the "engine" that powers these mysterious sources

The results are published today in Nature

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