Scope: Science and Technology

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    The origin of the brightest stars in any Galaxy lies in stellar mergers
    Massive stars, those over ten times heavier than our Sun, are the conduits of most elements of the periodic table and drive the morphological and chemical...
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    The origin of the first structures formed in galaxies like the Milky Way identified
    An international team of scientists led from the Centre for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA), with participation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC...
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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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    The possible detection of elusive intermediate mass black holes
    A 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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    The presence of resonating cavities above sunspots has been confirmed
    An international team of researchers, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has confirmed the existence of resonant cavities above sunspots...
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    The puzzle of the galaxy with no dark matter
    International 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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    The puzzle of the strange galaxy made of 99.99% dark matter is solved
    At present, the formation of galaxies is difficult to understand without the presence of a ubiquitous, but mysterious component, termed dark matter. Astronomers...
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    The relic galaxy NGC 1277 lacks dark matter
    The standard cosmological model states that massive galaxies contain a large fraction of dark matter. Dark matter is a transparent substance that does not...
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    The role of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy in the evolution of our Galaxy
    The 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...