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    Astronomers discover how to feed a black hole
    The black holes at the centres of galaxies are the most mysterious objects in the Universe, not only because of the huge quantities of material within them...
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    Astronomers discover that the first galaxies had very different shapes to today's galaxies
    Thanks to images obtained by the James Webb Telescope (JWST), an international scientific team in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
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    Astronomers find a black hole which rotates highly inclined to its orbit
    Astronomers have found a black hole which challenges current theoretical models for the formation of these compact objects, using telescopes at the Roque de los...
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    Astronomers find a galaxy unchanged since the early universe
    Researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) confirm the first detection of a relic galaxy with the Hubble Space Telescope. The results of this...
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    Astronomers find a galaxy unchanged since the early universe
    Researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) confirm the first detection of a relic galaxy with the Hubble Space Telescope. The results of this...
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    Astronomers find a nearby system of exoplanets with a potentially inhabitable world
    A team of astronomers, led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has found three new planets orbiting a star, one of which might have...
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    Astronomers find a way to “see” the distribution of dark matter in clusters of galaxies
    A study led jointly by a researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) detects a faint stellar glow which is distributed in virtually the same...
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    Astronomers find an unusual planetary system which challenges models of planet formation
    A team of astronomers of the CARMENES consortium, with participants form the Institutode Astrofísica de Canarias, has discovered a planetary system around the...
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    Astronomers find the first galaxy whose ultraviolet luminosity is comparable to that of a quasar
    An international scientific team, led by researchers at the Centre for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) and with participation by the Instituto de Astrofísica de...