Scope: SO Research

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    The first image of a new gaseous component in a planetary nebula.
    These results, published by a team led from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, and obtained using the OSIRIS instrument on the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS...
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    The first images associated with a source of gravitational waves
    The IAC has participated in the detection of the counterpart, in the visible, the infrared and X-rays, of the source of gravitational waves GW170817 (neutron...
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    The first “ultrahot Neptune” is discovered
    A team of astronomers from the University of Chile, in collaboration with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL)...
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    The formation of Milky Way-mass galactic disc structure in cosmological simulations
    Recent years have seen impressive development in cosmological simulations for spiral disc galaxies like the Milky Way. I present a suite of high-resolution...
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    The Gran Telescopio Canarias obtains the visible spectrum of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), the first confirmed interstellar comet
    The spectrum acquired by GTC of interstellar comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) reveals that this object has a surface composition not unlike that found in Solar System...
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    The Gran Telescopio Canarias will observe binary asteroid Didymos, main target of the ESA Hera space mission
    The World’s largest optical and infrared telescope will be part of this space project by observing binary asteroid Didymos in order to assess the impact that...
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    The IAC has its qualification as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence renewed
    The Ministry of Science and Innovation published yesterday the provisional resolution of the qualification of the Centres and Units of Excellence, granting the...
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    The impact of strong recombination on temperature determination in planetary nebulae
    The long-standing difference in chemical abundances determined from optical recombination lines and collisionally excited lines raises questions about our...
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    The James Webb telescope produces an unparalleled view of the ghostly light in galaxy clusters
    A recent study, entirely done by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has produced the most complete analysis to date of the...