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Indigenous star helps to understand the past of the Milky Way
Data from satellite TESS made possible the characterization and dating of a star from the Indus constellation, allowing for a better understanding of a past galactic collision, in a study... read more ❯
The turbulent life of two black holes caught in a galactic collision
The most detailed image of the material surrounding two supermassive black holes in a galaxy in the process of merging was obtained with the collaboration of a researcher now at... read more ❯
Astronomers observe a Cosmic Jellyfish
An international team, with the participation of an Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researcher, used data from the ALMA radiotelescope to produce a detailed map of the... read more ❯
Forecasting the hunt for the first supermassive black holes
It is believed that the formation and growth of most galaxies across the history of the Universe have been fuelled by black holes nested in their very centre. These have... read more ❯
