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07/19/2021

New research points toward the existence of “naked” singularities that encourage us to rethink the validity of General Relativity

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In an article published in BBC’s journal Sky at Night researchers, among which we find ICCUB’s Postdoc researcher Tomas Andrade, study the possible existence of “naked singularities” that would put into question the prediction power of General

06/29/2021

Raúl Jiménez presents his latest book «Behind Closed Doors: Views on Life Changes During Pandemic Times, 2019-21»

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Raúl Jiménez,

Raúl Jiménez, ICREA-ICCUB

06/23/2021

The day of the Research Institutes closes its first edition with a high participation

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06/17/2021

Art and Astronomy: Interviewing Josep Manel Carrasco

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https://www.ivoox.com/art-i-astronomia-audios-mp3_rf_71190284_1.html

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The ICCUB researcher talks about "Art and Astronomy" on the radio program La República Santboiana of Ràdio Sant Boi.

The astronomer Josep Manel Carrasco talks about the representation of astronomy in art, especifically in paitings, throughout history in the radio program "La República Santboiana" of Ràdio Sant Boi.

Josep Manel Carrasco, ICCUB-IEEC

06/17/2021

Astrometry in the near infrared selected as key theme in the Voyage 2050 programme of ESA

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http://icc.ub.edu/news/652

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Global astrometry in the near Infrared (NIR) has been selected as a key theme in the report Voyage 2050 published las

04/23/2021

Two students of the Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology masters of the ICCUB have been awarded the Sant Jordi Prize 2021 for best Final Thesis

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Institut d'Estudis Catalans

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Two students of the Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology masters of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the UB have been awarded the

03/22/2021

Gaia observes the structures of the outer disk of the galaxy

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10/15/2020

NÜWA, a new city on Mars

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Catalan researchers lead project selected among the finalists of the Mars Society competition to develop a city on the red planet

Jordi Miralda, ICREA-ICCUB

09/18/2020

Héctor Gil Marín awarded with the Young Researcher Award in Theoretical Physics by the Spanish Royal Physics Society.

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ICCUB researcher Héctor Gil Marín wins the Young Researcher Award in Theoretical Physics awarded annually by the Royal Spanish Physical Society

Héctor Gil, ICCUB

08/29/2020

Dr. Santiago del Palacio wins the Carlos M. Varsavsky 2020 Prize

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The thesis "Radiación no térmica asociada a estrellas de gran massa", defended by Dr. Santiago del Palacio in 2018 under the direction of the researcher of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences, Prof. Valentí Bosch-Ramón, has been selected by the jury appointed by the Associació Argentina de Astronomía, the organizing body.

08/27/2020

First calibrated XP spectra

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Agència Espacial Europea (ESA)

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Gaia has proven to be a powerful tool providing very precise astrometry and photometry in the first releases of the mission (see Gaia DR2 and Gaia DR1). The third release and beyond (find here the current release scenario planning) will include some calibrated spectrophotometric data.

07/21/2020

On the trail of the NEOWISE comet

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The comet C/2020 F3, also known as NEOWISE, has been visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere sky during the past weeks.

Eduard Masana, ICCUB-IEEC