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Do we need a galactic disc to form stars?
Early-type galaxies (ETGs) were historically considered as ‘boring’ objects by astronomers. This galaxy category encompasses lenticular and elliptical galaxies...
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NewsDownflowing umbral flashes as evidence of standing waves in sunspot umbraeUmbral flashes are sudden brightenings commonly visible in the core of some chromospheric lines. Theoretical and numerical modeling suggests that they are...
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NewsDual dust chemistry around evolved stars of the Large Magellanic CloudDuring the final stages of their lives, stars with masses between one and eight times the mass of the Sun evolve along the asymptotic giant branch (AGB). AGB...
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NewsDust in the central parsecs of unobscured AGN provides more challenges to the torusThe black holes at the centres of galaxies are the most mysterious objects in the Universe, not only because of the huge quantities of material within them...
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NewsEarly evolution of disrupted asteroid P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS)We present deep imaging observations of activated asteroid P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS) using the 10.4m Gran Telescopio Canarias ( GTC) from 2016 late April to early...
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NewsEarth’s albedo variations 1998-2014 as measured from ground-based earthshine observationsThe Earth’s albedo is a fundamental climate parameter for understanding the radiation budget of the atmosphere. It has been traditionally measured from space...
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NewsEfficient Bayesian inference of the evolving cosmic web from galaxy surveysWe present COSMIC BIRTH (COSMological Initial Conditions from Bayesian Inference Reconstructions with THeoretical models): an algorithm to reconstruct the...
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NewsEpisodic star formation in a group of LAEs at z= 5.07We are undertaking a search for high-redshift low-luminosity Lyman Alpha sources in the SHARDS (Survey for High-z Absorption Red and Dead Sources) survey. Among...
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NewsESPRESSO and CARMENES discover two potentially habitable exo-Earths around a star near the SunRed dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy. In recent years they have become key targets in the search for exoplanets. These stars are usually...