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    The CTAO becomes a European Research Infrastructure Consortium
    On January 7, 2025, the European Commission established the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC)...
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    The cultural and sky landscape of the Way of Saint James
    A study led by the researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Maitane Urrutia-Aparicio has shown the relevance of sunrise on Easter Sunday, one of...
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    The Cumbre Vieja volcano taken with the DRAGO camera from orbit
    The eruption on La Palma has provided a unique scenario for testing the DRAGO instrument, the infrared camera of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
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    The dance of the small galaxies that surround the Milky Way
    An international team, led by researchers from the IAC, used data from the ESA satellite Gaia to measure the motion of 39 dwarf galaxies. These data gives...
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    The dance of the small galaxies that surround the Milky Way
    An international team, led by researchers from the IAC, used data from the ESA satellite Gaia to measure the motion of 39 dwarf galaxies. These data gives...
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    The dark side of the fluffiest galaxies
    A team of International astronomers, led by members of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has measured for the first time the mass of an ultra-diffuse...
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    The definitive book about the cultural role of astronomy in ancient Egypt
    The editorial Springer is publishing the book “Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Perspective” by the researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias...
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    The densest “Neptune” ever observed
    An international team of researchers, with participation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has discovered an extremely dense Neptune-sized planet...
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    The Director General of the European Southern Observatory visits the IAC
    During his visit, Tim de Zeeuw signs an agreement to perform advanced experiments on adaptive optics at the Teide Observatory