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Exhibitions
AstrónomAs
The new exhibition ‘AstrónomAs’ focuses on women who have dedicated their nights and days to the study of astronomy.
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Apps
Apps to introduce you to astronomy
Our app selection to introduce you to the world of astronomy are:
Here are the winners of the drawing contest “Draw your own Asteroid!” 2021
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From the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) we are very pleased to announce the winners of the drawing contest “Draw your own Asteroid!” 2021.
Calendar of activities
Dark matter, the formation of galaxies, and gravitational lenses
The existence of dark matter in the Universe has been corroborated by a great diversity of observations.
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Jordi Miralda, ICREA-ICCUB
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Talks
Open to all
“Astronomy: the ultimate frontiers” at the Gaudir UB courses
A number of researchers of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of th
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Courses
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Course “Casting light on Black Holes: An initiation to astrophysics and gravitation”
The Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) PhD student, Daniel Marí
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Daniel Marín Pina, ICCUB
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Courses
Open to all
Featured Materials
Other
Gaia's memory game: Online version
New online version of the Gaia's memory game
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Gaia UB
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CA
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Popularisation of Science
Press Radio & TV
Article: Endemic pandemics and global homes
The ICREA professor and researcher Raúl Jiménez what will happen after the Covid-19 pandemic
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Raúl Jiménez, ICREA-ICCUB
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CA
Opinion article
Videos
Constellations in 3D
On the occasion of this year's virtual edition of the VI Science Festival of the UB, the astronomer Eduard Masana explains in this video that it is the 3D Constellation Workshop, where the Orion constellation is built.
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Eduard Masana, ICCUB-IEEC
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CA
Popularisation of Science
Press Radio & TV
Science & Cinema with Xavi Luri
Our astronomer Xavi Luri participates in the science section of the morning show "Són 4 dies" on the RNE 4 radio station, commenting on the science behind some of the most famous films about space.
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Xavier Luri, ICCUB [IEEC-UB]
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CA
News
First calibrated XP spectra
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Agència Espacial Europea (ESA)
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CA
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.
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.
Astrophysicists measure the expansion of the Universe over 11 billion years
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CA
The international group of researchers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) today publishes a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the Universe ever created, filling in the most significant gaps in our exploration of the cosmos’ history.
Cosmic Cataclysm allows a precise test of General Relativity
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The detection of a gamma-ray burst by MAGIC telescopes allows to study whether the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant of nature.