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Postdoctoral fellowship for studying galaxy evolution at cosmic noon
The Instituto de Estudios Astrofísicos (IEA) at Universidad Diego Portales (UDP) invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship to study the assembly …
Open Faculty position at IEA UDP
The Institute of Astrophysical Studies (IEA) of Universidad Diego Portales is looking to hire at least one faculty member at the Assistant, Associate, or …
Astronomers from Chile Studies Gas-Churning Monster Black Holes – Claudio Ricci participated
An international group of astronomers, led by Lorena Hernández-García and with the participation of Diego Portales University astronomer Claudio Ricci, have discovered …
Descubren galaxia de disco más lejana parecida a la Vía Láctea
Sorprendió a los investigadores por su forma ordenada, pese a estar en una etapa temprana de la formación del universo. En el …
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. …
YEMS: Project led by Alice Zurlo and Lucas Cieza renews funding for three years in ANID’s Millennium Nucleus Competition
“Millennium Nucleus on Young Exoplanets and their Moons (YEMS)” is the title of the project led by both specialists from the UDP …
Manuel Aravena will be principal investigator in a Millennium Nucleus that will provide a new look at the study of galaxies
“Millennium Nucleus for Galaxies (MINGAL)” is the title of the initiative in which the academic and researcher of the Institute of Astrophysical …
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, …
Peculiar Extremely Hot Neptune-like Exoplanet Discovered
This world is 972 light years away and was found using NASA’s TESS space satellite. A team of researchers within CATA participated …
Open PhD positions for 2025
The Institute of Astrophysical Studies at Universidad Diego Portales is excited to announce the opening of applications for its Ph.D. program in …
With the aid of a talk and practical activities given by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics and Related Technologies (CATA), students …
Chilean Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time – Claudio Ricci and Roberto Assef participated.
In late 2019 the previously unremarkable galaxy SDSS1335+0728 suddenly started shining brighter than ever before. To understand why, astronomers have used data …