Astronomical First: Differences Detected Between Discs of Active and Non-Active Galaxies
A study led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), making comparison between the discs of several pairs of spiral galaxies, active…
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Observed: Giant, Ultra-Hot Planet WASP-76b Where It Rains Iron
Nature magazine is published a surprising study about the giant, ultra-hot planet WASP-76b in which researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) have…
Sequence of Events Which Gave Rise to the Milky Way Revealed
The universe 13,000 million years ago was very different from the universe we know today. It is understood that stars were forming at a very…
Scientists Solve the Mystery of the Galaxy with No Dark Matter
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…
Researchers Discover Planet-Forming Collision in Kepler 107 System
Two of the planets which are orbiting the star Kepler 107 could be the result of an impact similar to that which affected the Earth…
CALIFA Survey Helps Update the Classification of Galaxies
This project, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is collaborating, has made a map with 300 galaxies close to the Milky Way,…
Outer Halo of the Milky Way Contains Stellar Remains of Devoured Galaxies
An international team of astronomers led by Giuseppina Battaglia, researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), finds signs that the outer halo of…
First Evidence Black Holes Regulate Star Formation in Massive Galaxies
An International team with participation by researchers with close links to the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the University of La Laguna, obtains the…
Researchers Measure the Delay Between the X-Rays and the Visible Light of a Black Hole Jet
Nothing can emerge from a black hole. Yet, in nature, we find ultra-powerful jets of energy that shoot out from the immediate vicinities of growing…
Role of Magnetic Fields in Decelerating the Formation of Massive Stars
A study led by a researcher at the IAC and published today in Nature Astronomy points to the role of the magnetic field as responsible…
The Mysterious Structure of a Black Hole Edge
In a newly published study, researchers report a black hole with a mass greater than three times that of the Sun in a 2.8-hour period…