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Massive stars have, despite their scarcity, a huge influence on the structure and chemical evolution of galaxies

 

ALHAMBRA studies in detail eight deep regions of the sky, which make it the best available tool to know the recent history of the universe

 

SUNRISE, a balloon-borne solar telescope to study the sun's magnetic field, has been launched today from the Esrange Space Center, near the town of Kiruna (Sweden)

 

In October 2011, the Earth crossed the trail of gas and dust from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, triggering the intense rain of shooting stars known as Draconids

 

Astronomers from the IAA have analyzed an emission detected few months ago in Titan's atmosphere and reveal the existence of large amounts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These compounds, generated in the upper atmosphere, descend to lower levels and form the haze that covers the satellite, heats the atmosphere and prevents condensation

The staff of the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) disagrees with the recent addendum to the agreement between CSIC and MPG which reduces the budget, stops funding two of the telescopes and involves the dismissal of staff

 

Chandra observations of the SMC have resulted in the first detection of X-ray emission from young stars with masses similar to our Sun outside our Milky Way galaxy

 

Titan, Saturn´s biggest moon, is the only satellite in the Solar System with a dense atmosphere and the only object other than Earth with confirmed surface liquid material. The analysis of the data obtained by Cassini-VIMS instrument reveals the existence of an unidentified gas in the atmosphere

 

A committee of experts meeting in Granada has approved the final design of the instrument, which marks the beginning of the construction phase

 

Asteroids, unlike comets, do not present a tail, but some exceptions are known. Spanish astronomers observed one of these uncommon asteroids withe the Gran Telescopio Canarias and found that a short duration event ocurred around the 1st of July of 2012 might have created the tail

 

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