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Heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
An international team of astronomers, in which IAC researchers participate, have discovered barium, the heaviest element ever found in an exoplanet atmosphere...
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NewsHeavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead starResearchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) have discovered the remains of a planet inside a disc of...
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ProjectHelio and Astero-Seismology and Exoplanets SearchThe principal objectives of this project are: 1) to study the structure and dynamics of the solar interior, 2) to extend this study to other stars, 3) to search...
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NewsHelium signal reveals the comet-like tail of exoplanet WASP-69b for the first timeAn international group of scientist led by researches from the IAC detect the evaporation of atmospheric helium on the giant exoplanet WASP-69b.
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NewsHigh number of faint, ultra-diffuse galaxies in our Local Group discoveredAn international team led by researchers based in Poland, Spain, and Germany, has predicted the probable existence of a large number of ultradiffuse galaxies in...
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NewsHigh School students in the Canary Islands discover two variable starsThe discoverers, students at the El Calero Institute of Secondary Education (IES), who participe in the Educational Project with Robotic Telescopes (PETER)...
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DocumentHistory of Astronomy
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PublishingHistory of AstronomyAs the collection itself indicates, this History of Astronomy is a "flash" of characters, events and theories related to Astronomy over time.
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ProjectHORuS - High Optical Resolution SpectrographHigh-resolution spectrograph for the 10-m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) based on components from UES, a spectrograph which was in use at the 4.2-m William...