Scope: Science and Technology

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    Preliminary design review of the European Solar Telescope control software successfully completed
    A crucial step forward has been taken in the development of the European Solar Telescope (EST). The preliminary design of three core software systems— the...
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    Preparing for the world’s biggest radio telescope
    Astronomers simulate physical processes in the interstellar medium of galaxies at “Cosmic Noon” with SKA
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    Proton acceleration in thermonuclear nova explosions revealed by gamma rays
    Classical novae are cataclysmic binary star systems in which the matter of a companion star is accreted on a white dwarf. Accumulation of hydrogen in a layer...
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    RAFFAELLA MORGANTI: "The first image of a black hole was an important milestone for astrophysics"
    Radioastronomy is one of the branches of observational astrophysics which has experienced considerable growth in recent years. To study the universe at radio...
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    Rapid quasi-periodic oscillations in a relativistic jet
    Active galactic nuclei (AGN) consist of a supermassive black hole fed by the circumnuclear material close to the galaxy center. Around 10% of the AGNs develop a...
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    Recommendations to Keep Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society. Summary
    This report analyses all types of artificial interference that may have a negative impact on the visibility of the night sky and astronomical science. The...
    UNCOPUOS summary DQSkies
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    Red nuggets at the center of nearby galaxies
    The “Lambda Cold Dark Matter” (CDM) cosmological model is the current theory credited for reproducing the physics responsible for the formation and evolution of...
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    Regions where extremely young stars are forming have been found in very old galaxies
    An international study led by Almudena Prieto, a researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has found places where new stars are forming, as...
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    Relativistic jets blowing bubbles in the central region of the Teacup Galaxy
    When matter falls into supermassive black holes in the centres of galaxies, it unleashes enormous amounts of energy and is called active galactic nuclei (or AGN...