The discovery, made in collaboration between the IAC Solar System Group and Light Bridges, reveals the rotation period of comet 3I/ATLAS The Two-metre Twin Telescope (TTT) has made a pioneering discovery in astronomy: the first detection of a jet of gas and dust and its periodic modulation in an interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS. The study, published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, provides the first evidence of localised activity from an interstellar nucleus, offering unique insight into the nature of a celestial body that formed outside our Solar System. An extraordinarily normal
The European Solar Telescope (EST) project has taken a decisive step towards construction with the establishment of the Board of Governmental Representatives (BGR), marking the first formal commitment at the governmental level to this European flagship in solar research. Until now, EST has been driven by a scientific consortium of universities and research institutions across Europe. The creation of the BGR transforms EST into a collaboration among European nations, whose national governments lend political support to the project and to the creation of a future European Solar Telescope
Más de un siglo después de haber permanecido olvidado en el desván de un monasterio, un telescopio histórico del siglo XIX vuelve a apuntar hacia el firmamento para captar un eclipse total de Sol. El instrumento, un refractor del reputado fabricante Breton Frères, Paris que formó parte del equipamiento científico desplegado en Palencia durante el histórico eclipse solar total de 1905. Ahora, se realizado una restauración conservativa, recuperando su funcionamiento mecánico y óptico y respetando al máximo sus elementos para adaptarlo y estar listo para incorporarse a las observaciones
