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MUSE reveals different gas components in planetary nebulae
We present a detailed study of the gas chemical abundances in planetary nebulae (PNe), the final fate of solar-like stars, through high spatial resolution...
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NewsNarrow Band Halpha photometry of the super-Earth GJ 1214b with GTC/OSIRIS tunable filters.Aims. The super-Earth planet GJ 1214b has recently been the focus of several studies, which use the transit spectroscopy technique to determine the nature of...
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NewsNATURE AND EVOLUTION OF X-RAY BINARIES.Se observa en la Vía Láctea un cuerpo celeste de extraño comportamiento. Un equipo de astrónomos, lilderados por el investigador Alberto J. Castro Tirado, del...
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NewsNeural networks to distinguish real and simulated galaxiesCan neural networks distinguish computer simulated galaxy images from observed galaxies? This is the question that has been addressed in this work. For years...
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NewsNew findings in spiral galaxies challenge the dark matter hypothesisDark matter is a type of material which has not been observed through any telescope, but whose existence is deduced from its gravitational effects on visible...
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NewsNew insights into the puzzle of strong CO absorptions in massive early-type galaxiesPuzzling properties of massive early-type galaxies (ETGs) emerge when studying their spectra at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths. Massive ETGs show strong CO...
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NewsNew theoretical models explain the origin of oxygen in low-mass planetary nebulaeRecently, Delgado-Inglada and collaborators have shown that low-mass (between one and three times the mass of the Sun) planetary nebulae are rich in oxygen, but...
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NewsNGC1277: a massive compact relic galaxy in the nearby Universe.As early as 10 Gyr ago, galaxies with more than 10 ^11 M_sun in stars already existed. While most of these massive galaxies must have subsequently transformed...
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NewsNightside condensation of iron in an ultrahot giant exoplanetUltrahot giant exoplanets receive thousands of times Earth’s insolation. Their high-temperature atmospheres (greater than 2,000 kelvin) are ideal laboratories...