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The dance of the small galaxies that surround the Milky Way
An international team, led by researchers from the IAC, used data from the ESA satellite Gaia to measure the motion of 39 dwarf galaxies. These data gives...
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NewsThe definitive book about the cultural role of astronomy in ancient EgyptThe editorial Springer is publishing the book “Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Perspective” by the researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias...
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NewsThe densest “Neptune” ever observedAn international team of researchers, with participation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has discovered an extremely dense Neptune-sized planet...
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NewsThe early days of the Milky Way revealedA study led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) puts a sequence to the events which gave rise to our Galaxy.
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GalleryThe early days of the Milky Way revealedA study led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) puts a sequence to the events which gave rise to our Galaxy.
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NewsThe early sequence of events that shaped the Milky WayAmong the myriad discoveries presented in the second data release of the Gaia mission, there was an enigmatic color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of Milky Way halo...
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NewsThe Euclid telescope takes off to explore the dark universeThe Euclid mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) will be launched into space tomorrow, 1st July to make the largest and most precise 3D map of the Universe...
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NewsThe European Solar Telescope project presents the design for its construction in the Roque de los Muchachos ObservatoryScientists and engineers from the institutions making up the consortium for building the EST have met in La Palma to evaluate the end of the preparatory phase...
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NewsThe European Solar Telescope will be installed on La PalmaThe International Scientific Committee (CCI for its initials in Spanish) of the Canary Observatories has given the go-ahead for the siting of the installation...