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    La cosmología y el Sol protagonizan la próxima sesión de “Del Cielo a la Tesis” el jueves 19 de marzo en el MCC
    El ciclo de divulgación “Del Cielo a la Tesis” regresa este mes de marzo para acercar el trabajo de los jóvenes investigadores del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) al público. En esta ocasión, la sesión se celebrará el próximo jueves 19 de febrero, en el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC) del Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros del Cabildo de Tenerife, y dará comienzo a las 17:00h. La jornada contará con dos ponencias, de media hora cada una, que abordarán temas clave de la astrofísica actual: desde la estructura a gran escala del Universo hasta el estudio detallado de
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  • Artist’s illustration of the V1298 Tau planetary system / Astrobiology Center, NINS.
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    Astronomers find missing link to Galaxy's most common planets
    One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet between the size of Earth and Neptune within the orbit of Mercury — sizes and orbits absent from our solar system. These ‘ super-Earths' and ` sub-Neptunes’ are the galaxy's most common planets, but their formation has been shrouded in mystery. Now, an international team of astronomers has found a crucial missing link. By weighing four newborn planets in the V1298 Tau system, they've captured a rare snapshot of worlds in the process of transforming into the galaxy's most common
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  • Attendees at the open day visit the clean room of the IACTEC building in La Laguna.
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    The IAC joins Open Government Week with open days at its headquarters and at IACTEC
    As part of Open Government Week, which is being held from 19 to 25 May, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has organised open days at its facilities in La Laguna (Tenerife) to bring its research and technological activity closer to the public. This international initiative aims to promote the values of transparency, citizen participation and accountability in public administrations. The visits, in which dozens of people took part in different shifts, were held on Monday 19 May at the IAC headquarters and on Tuesday 20 May at the IACTEC building, the Institute's technological and
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