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Exploring the atmosphere of GJ 1132 b with CRIRES+
The rocky planet GJ 1132 b, with Earth-like mass and radius, is a prime candidate for atmospheric studies. Previous observations with Hubble and JWST yielded...
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NewsExtreme magnification of a distant star by a galaxy-cluster lensGalaxy-cluster gravitational lenses can magnify background galaxies by a total factor of up to ~50. Here we report an image of an individual star at redshift z ...
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NewsExtremely fast orbital decay of the black hole X-ray binary Nova Muscae 1991We present new medium-resolution spectroscopic observations of the black hole X-ray binary Nova Muscae 1991 taken with X-Shooter spectrograph installed at the 8...
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NewsFar infrared detected Lyman break galaxies at z ~ 3: Dust attenuation and dust correction factors at high redshift.Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) represent one of the kinds of star-forming galaxies that are found in the high-redshift universe. The detection of LBGs in the FIR...
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NewsFast orbital decays of black hole X-ray binaries: XTE J1118+480 and A0620–00.We present new 10.4 m-GTC/OSIRIS spectroscopic observations of the black hole X-ray binary XTE J1118+480 that confirm the orbital period decay at (dP/dt) = −1...
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NewsFIR measurements of Ly-alpha emitters at z<1.0: dust attenuation from PACS-Herschel.One remaining open question regarding the physical properties of Lyaemitters (LAEs) is their dust content and its evolution with redshift. The variety of...
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NewsFirst direct imaging of the faint O emission lines in a planetary nebulaFor more than 70 years we have known that the weak recombination lines of the ions of elements, such as oxygen and carbon, give us values for their abundances...
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NewsFirst EURONEAR NEA discoveries from La Palma using the INT.Since 2006, the European Near Earth Asteroids Research (EURONEAR)project has been contributing to the research of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) within a European...
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NewsFirst evidence of the possible detection of diffuse circumstellar bandsIdentification of the carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) has been very elusive since the beginning of the last century. Differentcomplex carbon...