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On January 29, during the European Space Conference in Brussels (Belgium), the European Space Agency (ESA) signed an agreement with the space transportation company Arianespace to launch its PLATO mission at the end of 2026

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), a member of the PLATO Spain consortium, is participating in the mission through the development of its two main electronics units and the scientific planning prior to its launch

The EHT collaboration, which includes the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, has made progress in studying the supermassive black hole M87, located at the center of the galaxy M87

The analysis conducted by the scientific team, combining observations from 2017 and 2018, has revealed new insights into the structure and dynamics of the plasma near M87's event horizon

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía is part of the international team that has identified the fastest wind ever measured on a planet, recorded in the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet WASP-127b, located more than 500 light-years from Earth

This discovery, which provides unique information about extreme weather on a distant world, was achieved using the CRIRES+ instrument, installed on one of the four telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile

A team co-led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía has created ViewCube, an innovative tool that not only allows for the visualization of astronomical data but also enables its auditory experience

This breakthrough adds a new sensory dimension to the analysis of complex data while promoting inclusion and accessibility, facilitating the active participation of people with visual impairments in the study of galaxies

The European Commission has established the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), paving the way to accelerate the Observatory's construction

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) contributes to the project by developing data analysis software for the LST telescopes, common systems for the observatory, and studying active galactic nuclei, among other research areas

An international team, including researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), has discovered a universal mechanism that explains how jets—powerful streams of matter and energy—maintain their shape as they travel through space.

This breakthrough was made possible thanks to observations from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), a highly versatile radio observatory located on the San Agustin Plains, United States.

An international scientific team, with significant Spanish participation through a consortium led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), has, for the first time, obtained simultaneous data from the Sun in ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light bands.

This information was gathered during the successful scientific flight of the Sunrise III mission in July 2024

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) is leading the LPI (La Palma Interferometer) project, aimed at conducting astronomical observations with spatial resolution a thousand times greater than that of the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

LPI brings together the collaboration of various research centers and institutions from Spain, Italy, the Nordic countries, and Mexico, working together to establish a cutting-edge scientific facility with international relevance.

Thanks to an innovative approach combining high spatial and spectral resolution, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) has analyzed the distribution of organic compounds on Ceres with unprecedented detail

This study paves the way for a potential future return to Ceres to clarify the nature of the detected material and examine its astrobiological implications

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