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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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CA
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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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ES
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.
By
Jordi Miralda, ICREA-ICCUB
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Talks
Open to all
«Space in cinema: fiction and reality» at Aiguaviva Highschool
Spaceships that travel at the speed of light, teleportation, worm
By
Xavier Luri, ICCUB [IEEC-UB]
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Time
Talks in educational centres
Open to all
Xavi Luri for AstroSabadell: Life on our Solar System
Is there life on other planets of our Solar System?
By
Xavier Luri, ICCUB [IEEC-UB]
Time
Talks
Open to all
Featured Materials
Articles
«Art can help us overcome the trauma of the coronavirus crisis»
Interview with the artist in residence at the ICCUB Andy Gracie and the coordinator of Arts at CERN Monica Bello, about the relationship between art and science.
Author
Andy Gracie
Source
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
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CA
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EN
Interview
Press Radio & TV
On site and online university
Our cosmologist Raúl Jiménez writes, together with CSIC researcher Luis Moreno, about how universities will adapt to the so-called "new normality".
Author
Raúl Jiménez, ICREA-ICCUB
Language
ES
Opinion article
Press Radio & TV
The "Dragon Endeavour"' launch explained at Rac1
Our astronomer Josep Manel Carrasco explains, in an interview to the radio show "Via Lliure" at Rac1, last Saturday's launch of the spacecraft "Dragon Endeavour"
Author
Josep Manel Carrasco, ICCUB-IEEC
Language
CA
Interview
Press Radio & TV
Space mining: Interview to Josep Manel Carrasco
The astronomer Josep Manel Carrasco talks about space mining at the radio show of Ràdio Sant Boi "La República Santboiana"
Author
Josep Manel Carrasco, ICCUB-IEEC
Source
Ràdio Sant Boi
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CA
Interview/Discussion
News
On the trail of the NEOWISE comet
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CA
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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CA
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.
ICCUB will co-host the next ESA’s symposium dedicated to the next generation of space scientists and engineers
Source
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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CA
The European Space Agency Education Office has selected the candidacy of Barcelona, which leads the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, to organize next spring the "4th Symposium on Space Educational Activities".