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MUSE reveals different gas components in planetary nebulae
We present a detailed study of the gas chemical abundances in planetary nebulae (PNe), the final fate of solar-like stars, through high spatial resolution...
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DocumentNear-infrared spectroscopy of the nucleus of comet 124P/MrkosComet nuclei and other related icy minor planets like the trans-neptunian objects (TNOs) and Centaurs are remnant planetesimals from the early solar system...
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NewsNeural networks to distinguish real and simulated galaxiesCan neural networks distinguish computer simulated galaxy images from observed galaxies? This is the question that has been addressed in this work. For years...
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NewsNew data about spiral waves detected in sunspotsAn international study, led by researchers at the IAC, reveal unknown details about the nature of a singular type of oscillatory phenomenon in spiral form...
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NewsNew data obtained about the biggest and one of the most complete Einstein ringsIn December 2020 a team from the European Space Agency (ESA) published an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) of GAL-CLUS-022058s, the biggest and...
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NewsNew Earths discovered around a very small starAn international team led by the University of Göttingen (Germany) with participation by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) have...
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NewsNew edition of "Girls who broke a glass ceiling while looking at the sky"With the aim of motivating interest in scientific and technological (STEM) careers among the younger girls, and to publicise the work of the women...
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NewsNew insights into the puzzle of strong CO absorptions in massive early-type galaxiesPuzzling properties of massive early-type galaxies (ETGs) emerge when studying their spectra at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths. Massive ETGs show strong CO...
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NewsNew light on baryonic matter and gravity on cosmic scalesScientists estimate that dark matter and dark energy together are some 95% of the gravitational material in the universe while the remaining 5% is baryonic...