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A new tool to study galaxy evolution
RemoveYoung is a new tool developed by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) astronomers Jean Michel Gomes and Polychronis Papaderos. It is designed to suppress, from galaxy images,... read more ❯
Spiral-like patterns of star formation discovered in old galaxies
Using data from the SDSS and CALIFA surveys, a team of astronomers, led by Jean Michel Gomes and Polychronis Papaderos from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), in... read more ❯
VLT detects unexpected giant glowing halos around distant quasars
Observations made by the MUSE instrument have detected, for the first time in this type of survey, that all observed quasars had gas halos around them. This research had the... read more ❯
Discovery of CR7 galaxy reveals first stars in the Universe
David Sobral, from the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences has discovered the brightest distant galaxy and signs of the first generation of stars in the Universe.
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