Topic: Astrophysics

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    Exploring a new definition of the green valley and its implications
    Galaxy formation remains one of the major open problems in astrophysics today. There is a wide range of mechanisms that control the transformation of gas into...
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    Extreme magnification of a distant star by a galaxy-cluster lens
    Galaxy-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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    Fast and furious: detection of powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole from La Palma
    This is the first publication based entirely on data obtained with EMIR, an instrument developed in the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) which...
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    February 11th, 2018
    During the month of February, women researchers of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will take part in lectures, workshops and debates to publicize...
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    First Euclid results dazzle scientific community
    The Euclid Consortium announces the publication of its first papers, demonstrating the space mission's ability to search for wandering planets, study the dark...
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    First observations of the Canary Islands satellite ALISIO-1 from space
    The first satellite developed by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias,, which was launched into space last December, has sent back its first images. The...
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    First test of the Euclid telescope in space.
    The first test images from its two instruments show its potential for achieving its scientific goals. These images will be used to check the instruments and to...
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    Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
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    Formation and Evolution of Galaxies: Observations in Infrared and other Wavelengths
    This IAC research group carries out several extragalactic projects in different spectral ranges, using space as well as ground-based telescopes, to study the...