Scope: Science and Technology

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    The shadow cast by a black hole’s disc reveals how it devours matter
    When MAXI J0637−430, a binary system containing a black hole, began to fade after a major outburst, something unexpected happened: the outer regions of its disc...
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    The slow expansion of dark matter halos from cusp to core naturally produces extended stellar core-like distributions
    Only 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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    The Solar System Group at the IAC discovers a new asteroid near the Earth
    The discovery of 2024 NP2 took place during the night of July 4th in images taken during the commissioning of the TST, a new telescope recently installed at the...
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    The Spaghetti Nebula, a new image by the IAC’s remote astrograph
    The remnant of this huge supernova, chosen as Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) by NASA, is the third photograph taken with this telescope within the NIÉPCE...
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    The Spanish Goverment increases the budget of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias by 9 million euros
    In 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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    The star cluster Westerlund 1: a nursery of giant stars within the shadows
    A scientific team led by the University of Alicante, with participation by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has produced a detailed study of the...
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    The star formation rate evolution of low-mass galaxies as seen by OTELO
    We 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...
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    The stellar orbit distribution in present-day galaxies inferred from the CALIFA survey
    Galaxy formation entails the hierarchical assembly of mass, along with the condensation of baryons and the ensuing, self-regulating star formation. The stars...
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    The structure of the famous Jet of material in M87, the brightest galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, revealed
    A Master’s degree research project at the University of Barcelona (UB), carried out at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) by the student Alejandra...