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    The first data published to produce the first map of the hidden Milky Way
    The international SDSS-III collaboration, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is a participant, publishes observations of 60 000 stars in...
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    The first extensive catalogue of massive stars with low metallicity
    A recent study, led by the Centre for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) with participation by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) presents the first...
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    The first hybrid edition of the International Summer School for Teachers at the IAC has concluded
    Last week saw the ending of the eighth edition of the school “Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands” coordinated by the IAC and NUCLIO, with the...
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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 light pollution laboratory in the Azores
    There are now 10 sensors monitoring the night-time darkness of the island of Corvo to determine the impact of artificial lighting on the sea birds. The...
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    The first telescope of the SONG network is inaugurated
    More than 100 people of different nationalities were present at the official act at the Teide Observatory
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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 French Ambassador to Spain visits the IAC
    The French Ambassador to Spain, Yves Saint-Geours, visited the Headquarters of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) yesterday morning, and in the...