Topic: Astrophysics

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    Memories of the universe, half a century of astrophysical research
    The 50 years of doctoral theses in the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) were summarized in the 20 talks which made up the two day conference which was...
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    Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies
    The overall aim of the project is to study the morphology, stellar populations, kinematics and dynamics (including formation and evolution) of the Milky Way and...
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    Molecular Gas and Dust in Galaxies Across Cosmic Time
    Two of the most fundamental questions in astrophysics are the conversion of molecular gas into stars and how this physical process is a function of environments...
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    Molecules precursors to life discovered in the Perseus Cloud
    A study led by the researcher Susana Iglesias of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has detected the presence of large quantities of complex organic...
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    MONOS: Multiplicity Of Northern O-type Spectroscopic systems: III. New orbits and Gaia–TESS analysis for ten SB2E systems
    The most massive stars in the universe are often born and evolve in binary and multiple systems — that is, in pairs or groups bound by their mutual gravity...
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    Morphology and dynamics of the Milky Way
    This project consists of two parts, each differentiated but both complementary: morphology and dynamics. Detailed study of the morphology of the Milky Way...
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    MUSE reveals different gas components in planetary nebulae
    We present a detailed study of the gas chemical abundances in planetary nebulae (PNe), the final fate of solar-like stars, through high spatial resolution...