An international group of astronomers, led by Lorena Hernández-García and with the participation of Diego Portales University astronomer Claudio Ricci, have discovered for the first time the signal of a pair of gigantic black holes perturbing a cloud of gas at the center of a galaxy, using observations from NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. “It’s …
Sorprendió a los investigadores por su forma ordenada, pese a estar en una etapa temprana de la formación del universo. En el equipo está el Investigador Asociado del CATA Manuel Aravena. La galaxia de disco denominada REBELS-25 pudo ser observada tal como era hace 700 millones de años, un 5% de la edad actual del …
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New finding with the expansive Dark Energy Camera, led by UDP PhD Trystan Lambert, offers a clear explanation to quasar ‘urban density’-conundrum. 23 September 2024 Observations using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) confirm astronomers’ expectation that early-Universe quasars formed in regions of space densely populated with companion galaxies. DECam’s exceptionally wide field of view and …
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La astrónoma y coordinadora de Difusión del Instituto de Estudios Astrofísicos UDP, Erika Labbé, y la estudiante del Doctorado en Astrofísica UDP, Florence de Almeida, conversaron de #AstronomíaInclusiva con el programa ¿Cuál es tu huella? de 24 horas TVN En la nota, Erika Labbé inicia el relato de la experiencia “Formación de estrellas y planetas, como nació nuestro hogar” frente …
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This world is 972 light years away and was found using NASA’s TESS space satellite. A team of researchers within CATA participated in the investigation. A group of researchers discovered an exoplanet with the characteristics of an ultra-hot Neptune that provides new information about the characteristics of these types of worlds. James Jenkins, Principal Investigator …
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With the aid of a talk and practical activities given by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics and Related Technologies (CATA), students from the Liceo Cervantes were able to learn about the origin and evolution of galaxies. How can the distance to stars be measured? This was one of several questions that, in a practical …
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In late 2019 the previously unremarkable galaxy SDSS1335+0728 suddenly started shining brighter than ever before. To understand why, astronomers have used data from several space and ground-based observatories, including the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), to track how the galaxy’s brightness has varied. In a study out today, they conclude that they …
The renowned Italian astrophysicist will appear this coming Friday the 7th of June at 6 pm, in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences and History at UDP (Av. Ejército Libertador 333). “Proteger el cielo es nuestro deber… ¿Pero, qué tengo que ver yo con el Big-bang” (Protecting the sky is our duty… But …
22/03/24 “In this regard, Erika Labbé carried out an experience with elements of concrete material used for people with visual disabilities, in addition to a visual presentation that greatly motivated the students, who were very interested and amazed by what was shown throughout the activity. In addition, she left a copy of the book “Fósiles …
Manuel Aravena – Emol May 9, 2024 Although we have built much of our astronomical knowledge through observations of “visible” light (that which we see with our eyes), this corresponds to only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Most of the radiation coming from the Universe cannot be seen with optical telescopes like Galileo’s, …