Scope: Observatorios de Canarias

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    Researchers discover a system with three Earth-sized planets
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Oviedo present today the discovery of two new planetary systems, one of them hosting three...
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    Researchers discover multiple alkali metals in unique exoplanet
    Scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Cambridge have observed with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) a rare...
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    Researchers find organic material in the Antennae Galaxies
    A study led by the researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Ana Monreal Ibero proves the presence of (probably) organic molecules in...
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    Researchers have observed the heating produced in the Sun by magnetic waves
    An international team in which researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) are participating...
  • Document
    Resumen de Recomendaciones para la iluminación de instalaciones exteriores o en recintos abiertos
    RECOMENDACIONES GENERALES PARA LA INSTALACIÓN DE ALUMBRADO DESDE EL PUNTO DE VISTA DE PROTECCIÓN DE LA CALIDAD DEL CIELO, USO RACIONAL DE LA ENERGÍA Y...
    RESUMEN_RECOMENDACIONES_AGOSTO-2018.pdf
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    Revealed the morphology of a galaxy hidden by its bright nucleus
    The host galaxy of a powerful galactic nucleus revealed using the CIRCE camera on the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC). This discovery, in which the IAC...
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    Rocky exoplanets and their host stars may have similar composition
    Newly formed stars have protoplanetary discs around them. A fraction of the material in the disc condenses into planet-forming chunks, and the rest finally...
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    ROMANO CORRADI: “One of the best telescopes in the world had to be in one of the best sites in the world for observing the sky”
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias(GTC), on the point of completing 10 years of scientific operation, is still the largest optical and infrared telescope in the world...