Este curso para el público general pretende que las personas aprendan de una manera interactiva cómo funcionan las estrellas, los tipos de estrellas que existen y el significado de estos. Además, se discutirá cuál es el rol de las estrellas en la formación de los elementos químicos que existen en el Universo, y cómo usan …
Science for all: Núcleo de Astronomía UDP invites to talk about inclusion in scientific research In the conversation “The advantages of diversity: equitable and equal participation in science”, where visually impaired astrophysicist of the International astronomical union office of astronomy for Development, Wanda Díaz-Merced will participate, we will discuss the importance of making the study …
The Astronomy Nucleus research has been key in for putting UDP together with the chilean University, Universidad del Desarrollo as pioneer Chilean Universities in the World University Ranking. The prestigious british magazine Times Higher Education released this week the results of the Ranking The World University Rankings 2019, in which 1250 universities of the World were included. …
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Dr. Manuel Aravena from the Astronomy Nucleus of UDP detected with a team of astronomers the most-distant galactic “wind” of molecules ever observed, seen when the universe was only one billion years old. The paper, published in Science, is summarised in the ALMA press release below. Astronomers (including Manuel Aravena from the Núcleo de Astronomía), using ALMA, …
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The PhD work on chemical abundances of solar twins of Dr. Marcelo Tucci Maia from the Astronomy Nucleus UDP was honoured at the Thesis Prize 2018 of Universidad of São Paulo, Brazil. Marcelo Tucci Maia is a post-doc member of the Astronomy Nucleus of UDP since March 2018 and is funded by the ESO-Chile joint …
Dr. Paula Jofre from the Astronomy Nucleus explains the Chilean Academy of Sciences about her new idea of using evolutionary trees to reconstruct the history of the Galaxy using chemical abundances of stars as DNA. Evolutionary tree of 22 stars in the solar vicinity. The different branches are attributed to different families. The sun is …
Inspiring Stars is the world exhibition on Accessible Astronomy gathering at IAU General Assembly at Vienna, on August 22nd 2018. Many Chilean institutions have been cooperating to be part of this initiative and bring their accessible astronomical experiences for hearing and visually impaired people to the exhibition. Astronomy For All Started under the clear Chilean night sky, …
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Alice Zurlo from the Astronomy Nucleus of UDP shows how with SPHERE we can learn more about exoplanets. on-sky movement of Proxima Centauri with respect to background stars The gravitational mass of Proxima Centauri measured with SPHERE from a microlensing event Proxima Centauri, our closest stellar neighbor, is the subject of many attentions since the …
The Astronomy Nucleus carries out a series of courses in General Astronomy for UDP students of all careers. As part of the course “Stars of the Milky Way” given by Dr. Paula Jofré, the students were encouraged to work on a report during the semester on a subject their own choice. Examples of outstanding reports …
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Members of Astronomy Nucleus applied with their research projects for using one of the largest radiotelescopest of the World. Credit: C. Padilla – ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) Researchers of the Astronomy Nucleous UDP obtained 125.7 hours for using the for using the ALMA telescope for their research. The telescope gives 400 hours to chilean institutions. The astronomers …