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DECam Confirms that Early-Universe Quasar Neighborhoods are Indeed Cluttered

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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Descripción de imagen: Florence en cuclillas frente a uno de los estudiantes sentado, quien explora un modelo táctil con sus manos

AstroUDP en nota sobre astronomía inclusiva del programa ¿Cuál es tu huella? de TVN

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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Javiera Espinoza, a student of the UDP Doctoral program in Astrophysics, featured in an article published by CNN Chile: “Alert of a severe solar storm that is heading towards Earth.”

10/05/24 “The sun goes through activity cycles that last 11 years, cycles we can predict, and so we know that the sun behaves in a way of low, high solar activity and then low solar activity again. In this cycle that began in 2019, we are reaching a peak of solar activity that began in …

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As part of the celebration of the Day of Astronomy: Astronomers gave an educational talk at Contardi.

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 …

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A Column by Manuel Aravena – The Future of Astronomy: The Invisible Universe in Infrared Waves

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, …

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This Was the Solar Eclipse in North America, Comments Erika Labbé

Erika Labbé – CNN Chile 09 / 04 / 2024 “This year in particular, this phenomenon is interesting because we are also at a maximum of solar activity, which means that its corona, its atmosphere, is larger, more active. There will probably be some incredible photographs of totality, where that corona will be clearly seen …

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Chile, a Destination to Study a Doctorate: Foreigner Students Tell What Made them Choose the Country, Comments Soraya Lambert

Soraya Lambert – El Mercurio 08 / 04 / 2024 “So, for example, if in the last four years the Diego Portales University received six Brazilians and five Cubans in their doctorates, it also welcomed three Indians, two Italians and two Dutch, who, among other nationalities, join an Armenian, a Slovak and an Iranian.” “It …

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