Scope: Science and Technology

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    Measuring darkness in remote places
    Completely autonomous, not invasive, and low cost. This is the new SG-WAS (SkyGlow Wireless Autonomous Sensor) which will help to measure the impact of...
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    Molecules precursors to life discovered in the Perseus Cloud
    A study led by the researcher Susana Iglesias of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has detected the presence of large quantities of complex organic...
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    MONOS: Multiplicity Of Northern O-type Spectroscopic systems: III. New orbits and Gaia–TESS analysis for ten SB2E systems
    The most massive stars in the universe are often born and evolve in binary and multiple systems — that is, in pairs or groups bound by their mutual gravity...
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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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    Nailing Bennu's colors to the mast: new findings on the origin of this primitive body
    Science magazine, in a special collection on asteroid Bennu, has published the results of the analysis of photometric-spectrum color variations on the surface...
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    Natural darkness to preserve night-time ecosystems
    After several months of waiting, this summer the EELabs project, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has started to deploy its first network of...
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    Natural Night Sky Brightness during Solar Minimum
    In 2018, Solar Cycle 24 entered into a solar minimum phase. During this period, 11 million zenithal night sky brightness (NSB) data were collected at different...
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    Nearly Two Million Objects to Study Dark Energy with DESI
    The first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is now available for researchers to mine. Taken during the experiment’s “survey validation...
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    Neural networks to distinguish real and simulated galaxies
    Can neural networks distinguish computer simulated galaxy images from observed galaxies? This is the question that has been addressed in this work. For years...