“Millennium Nucleus for Galaxies (MINGAL)” is the title of the initiative in which the academic and researcher of the Institute of Astrophysical Studies UDP will work. The academic and researcher of the Institute of Astrophysical Studies (IEA) of the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences at Diego Portales University, Manuel Aravena, will participate as a principal …
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 …
Peculiar Extremely Hot Neptune-like Exoplanet Discovered Read More »
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 …
Students get closer to the stars thanks to a workshop held by CATA Read More »
The academic at the UDP Institute of Astrophysical Studies and researcher at the Center for Astrophysics and Related Technologies (CATA) will take up his duties as of January 1st, 2024. 12/28/2023 The academic at the Institute of Astrophysical Studies of the Diego Portales University and researcher at the Center for Astrophysics and Related Technologies (CATA), …
Professor Claudio Ricci is Nominated as Editor of the Astrophysical Journal Read More »
Con datos del Telescopio Espacial James Webb, un equipo internacional de astrónomas/os encontró estos elementos a una distancia de 12 mil millones de años luz. La investigación fue publicada en la revista Nature. Dos miembros del Instituto de Estudios Astrofísicos de la Universidad Diego Portales participaron de una nueva investigación publicada por la prestigiosa revista …
Un planeta más pequeño que Neptuno, muy denso y masivo, que orbita una estrella joven ubicada a 125 años luz, es el nuevo descubrimiento de un equipo de astrónomos de la Universidad de Chile, Universidad Diego Portales y el Centro de Astrofísica CATA. El hallazgo fue publicado en la edición más reciente de la revista Monthly Notices …
Equipo de astronomía UDP y U. de Chile descubre exoplaneta joven similar a Neptuno Read More »