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    An application of Astronomy to save endangered species
    Tracking rhinos, making a census of gray wolves or finding poachers, are just some of the innovative capabilities of the world’s first project that combines...
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    An asteroid is named after the Jesuit Juan Casanovas, founder of the Solar Physics group at the IAC
    Father Juan Casanovas (1929-2013), a Jesuit astronomer who played an important role in the early years of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has...
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    An award for the audiovisual series “The IAC investigates”
    The audiovisual series “The IAC investigates” produced by the IAC within its Unit of Communication and Scientific Culture (UC3) with funding from the Severo...
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    An eclipse, a superconjunction, and the last meteor shower of the year: Geminids 2020
    During the nights of 12th and 13th of December we will enjoy the peak of the Geminid meteor shower. This will be broadcast live from the Teide Observatory...
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    An Open Day for inhabitants of Garafía celebrated at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
    More than a hundred people form this municipality on La Palma could make this annual visit to the main telescopes of the observatory.
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    An ultraviolet wind in a neutron star X-ray binary transient
    All disc-accreting astrophysical objects produce powerful disc winds. In compact binaries containing neutron stars or black holes, accretion often takes place...
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    Ana Rosa Mena vista la sede del IAC en La Laguna
    Ana Rosa Mena, alcaldesa de Tegueste, ha visitado esta mañana la sede central del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, en La Laguna, acompañada de Campbell...
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    Anatomy of the impact of a protostellar jet in the Orion Nebula
    An international team led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has uncovered, with an new high degree of detail, the physical and...