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The phosphorus that came from the stars
All chemical elements in the Universe (except for H and most of the He) have been made in stellar interiors. But among those elements, the ones that allowed to...
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NewsThe possible detection of elusive intermediate mass black holesA research team at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has observed an unusual type of emission in a sample of local galaxies which could indicate...
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NewsThe puzzle of the galaxy with no dark matterInternational research led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) has found the first evidence of a massive...
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PublicationThe recurrent impact of the Sagittarius dwarf on the star formation history of the Milky WaySatellites orbiting disk galaxies can induce phase space features such as spirality, vertical heating and phase-mixing in their disks. Such features have also...
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NewsThe role of active galactic nucleus feedback on the evolution of dwarf galaxies from cosmological simulations: Supermassive black holes suppress star formation in low-mass galaxiesRecent observational studies suggest that feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGNs)—the energetic centres powered by supermassive black holes—may play an...
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NewsThe role of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy in the evolution of our GalaxyThe European Space Agency's Gaia mission is revolutionising our understanding on how the Milky Way, the spiral galaxy we inhabit, has formed and evolved. Gaia...
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NewsThe Sunrise III mission obtains data from the Sun with unprecedented resolution in space and timeAt the present time ground-based observatories have a wide range of instruments which can study the solar surface in the visible and infrared ranges. But it is...
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NewsThe synchronized dance of a system of six planets is revealedAn international collaboration, with participation by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has found a system of six exoplanets orbiting a central...
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NewsThe synchronized dance of the Magellanic Clouds star formation historyAccording to the current theories of galaxy formation, these generally form as small entities that grow through fusion, collision and accretion, eventually...