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New edition of “Talk to them: Women in Astronomy”
Women astronomers and engineers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), from the Canary Observatories, and from other collaborating institutions...
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NewsNew evidence in favour of dark matter: the bars in galaxies are spinning more slowly than we thoughtA research based on observations and simulations lead by the IAC show why the fastest spinning bars are rotating most slowly because of dark matter
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NewsNew evidence in favour of dark matter: the bars in galaxies are spinning more slowly than we thoughtA research based on observations and simulations lead by the IAC show why the fastest spinning bars are rotating most slowly because of dark matter
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NewsNew findings in spiral galaxies challenge the dark matter hypothesisA study published in the Astrophysical Journal supports models which question the need for the existence of this form of matter in galaxies
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NewsNew light on baryonic matter and gravity on cosmic scalesScientists estimate that dark matter and dark energy together are some 95% of the gravitational material in the universe while the remaining 5% is baryonic...
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NewsNew measurements of the solar spectrum verify Einstein’s theory of General RelativityAn international team of researchers led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has measured, with unprecedented accuracy, the gravitational redshift...
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NewsNew Open Days at the Teide ObservatoryAfter a break of 4 years, on June 23rd and 24th the Teide Observatory will be celebrating its Open Days. This activity is free; its aim is to bring some...
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NewsNew robotic telescopes at the Teide ObservatoryThe American entity "Telescope Society" has set in motion in Tenerife their "live astronomy" SLOOH project by reason of the agreement signed with the IAC for...
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NewsNew source of lithium production found in the UniverseA team of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), the University of Manchester and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology...