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The phosphorus that came from the stars
All chemical elements in the Universe (except for H and most of the He) have been made in stellar interiors. But among those elements, the ones that allowed to...
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NewsThe presence of resonating cavities above sunspots has been confirmedAn international team of researchers, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has confirmed the existence of resonant cavities above sunspots...
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NewsThe present and future of research with the GTCDuring the last three days over 60 talks have been given, presenting the latest scientific results obtained using data from the Gran Telescopio Canarias, as...
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NewsThe puzzle of the strange galaxy made of 99.99% dark matter is solvedAt present, the formation of galaxies is difficult to understand without the presence of a ubiquitous, but mysterious component, termed dark matter. Astronomers...
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NewsThe relic galaxy NGC 1277 lacks dark matterThe standard cosmological model states that massive galaxies contain a large fraction of dark matter. Dark matter is a transparent substance that does not...
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NewsThe role of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy in the evolution of our GalaxyThe European Space Agency's Gaia mission is revolutionising our understanding on how the Milky Way, the spiral galaxy we inhabit, has formed and evolved. Gaia...
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NewsThe slow expansion of dark matter halos from cusp to core naturally produces extended stellar core-like distributionsOnly a handful of observations truly constrain the nature of dark matter, which is why dozens of different physical models are still viable. Several of the most...
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NewsThe Spanish Goverment increases the budget of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias by 9 million eurosIn the document presenting the General National Budget for 2021 approved by the Council of Ministers for 2021, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
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NewsThe star formation rate evolution of low-mass galaxies as seen by OTELOWe present the analysis of a sample of Halpha, Hbeta and [OII] emission line galaxies from the OTELO survey, with masses typically below log(M */Msun) = 9.4 and...