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The mystery of the brightest planetary nebulae
A recent study led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has resolved an old debate about the progenitor stars of the brightest...
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NewsThe mystery of the fullerenes in space explainedA pioneering study from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) which combines laboratory chemistry with astrophysics, has shown for the first time that...
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NewsThe mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter: solved!A group of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has clarified one of the mysteries of 2018 in the field of extragalactic astrophysics...
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NewsThe mystery of the runaway supermassive black hole, solvedA study carried out by a team of researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has shown that an unusual thin structure of stars, recently...
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NewsThe natural brightness of the night skyA recent study analyses data collected at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, to develop the first complete...
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NewsThe new IATec building is inaugurated in La LagunaA building for technological cooperation with companies, with over 4,000 square metres of room available for companies who want to pursue R+D+I jointly with the...
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NewsThe new research and university communications network arrives in the CanariesThe new connection for the RedIRIS-NOVA and the Canarian R+D+i network is now established
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NewsThe new TST telescope at the Teide Observatory celebrates its First LightThe robotic Transient Survey Telescope (TST) installed in the Teide Observatory of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has successfully started its...
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NewsThe nights of August 11th to 12th and 12th to 13th will be the best time to observe this meteor showerPerseids 2016As happens every year, the Perseids –also known popularly in Spain as “St Lawrence's tears”– show their peak of activity in mid-August. This year the activity...