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Virgo and LIGO, hunting for gravitational waves
The international LIGO / Virgo collaboration formed by the two detectors LIGO, in the United States, and Virgo, in Europe, leads the detection and discovery of gravitational waves.
Author
Marta Martín
Language
CA
Popularisation of Science
NÜWA, a new city on Mars
Language
CA
Catalan researchers lead project selected among the finalists of the Mars Society competition to develop a city on the red planet
Articles
El premi Nobel pel descobriment del gran forat negre al centre de la Via Làctia
L'astrònom Jordi Miralda escriu sobre els Premis Nobel de Física 2020
Author
Jordi Miralda, ICREA-ICCUB
Source
Divulcat.cat
Language
CA
Divulgació científica
Calendar of activities
The power of the quantum: A science to shape the future
In recent years the word QUANTUM (quantum) has conquered a multitude of fields, from Marvel Science Fiction to di
By
Adrián Pérez
Talks
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European Researcher's Night 2020
The European Researchers' Night is held every year on the last Friday of September in more than 300 cities in 30 countries across Europe.
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Other
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25th Science Week 2020
The 25th Science Week will take place from the 14 to 29 of November.
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Other
'Amb A d'AstronomA' at Viladecans Library
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Exhibitions sets
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Has life been detected on Venus? Josep Manel Carrasco on Radio Sant Boi
L'astrònom Josep Manel Carrasco explica al programa de ràdio La República Santboiana de Ràdio Sant Boi, la detecció de fosfà a l'atmosfera de Venus.
Language
CA
Popularisation of Science
Press Radio & TV
Mark Gieles on the recent observation of the most massive black hole ever detected
ICCUB astronomer Mark Gieles talks to journalist Esther Sánchez about the recent observation of the most massive black hole ever detected with gravitational waves.
Author
Mark Gieles, ICREA-ICCUB
Language
ES
Popularisation of Science
Videos
FCRI talks: Licia Verde about the gravitational waves
The Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) talks to our cosmologist Licia Verde about the most powerful gravitational wave source ever discovered.
Author
Licia Verde, ICREA-ICCUB
Language
CA
ES
Interview
Press Radio & TV
Since when does spacetime exist?
La cosmòloga Licia Verde explica, en un article a la secció de ciència "Materia" del diari El País, què és i des de quan existeix l'espai-temps.
Author
Licia Verde, ICREA-ICCUB
Language
ES
Article
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
Language
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
Language
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".