Large scale dynamical differences between active and non-active galaxies in the local Universe
Observational evidence s suggest a co-evolution of the central supermassive black holes and their host galaxies. In some of them, the black hole is ingesting...
Almost all massive stars explode as supernovae and form a black hole or neutron star. The remnant mass and the impact of the chemical yield on subsequent star...
MACARENA GARCÍA MARÍN: “Queremos que los científicos del IAC y la comunidad europea en general utilicen el James Webb”
Durante su última visita al Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) hablamos con Macarena García Marín, una de las tres antiguas estudiantes de la...
IAC Noticias: Distant galaxies. Summary: 20 years ago... Inauguration of the IAC and its Observatories, Meeting of the IAC Governing Board, Inauguration of the...
MAGIC telescopes detect the first gamma-rays burst at very high energies
This ground-breaking achievement by MAGIC provides critical new insight for understanding the physical processes at work in the most powerful cosmic explosions...
Magnetic turbulence hidden in the Whirlpool Galaxy
There is a force hidden deep inside galaxies: magnetic fields. Invisible to conventional telescopes, they are a factor in galaxy evolution, regulating the...