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  • There are galaxies that shouldn’t exist… or should they?: Astronomy Fridays
    2025/04/24

    The James Webb Space Telescope observed for the first time some very, very distant, yet very massive—that is, very “fat”—galaxies. But at that time, the Universe was very young, so young that these galaxies shouldn't have had time to become so “heavy,” based on what we thought we knew about how galaxies form and the history of the Universe. They were called “impossible galaxies,” but are they really?

  • Water is common but rare: “Astronomy Fridays” at UNAM Centro Cultural Morelia
    2025/03/27

    When we talk about a lack of water, we mean fresh water for human consumption, as well as farming and ranching. But in the universe water is in many more places that we can imagine. At the same time, it is a very special substance, even rare, with very different properties compared to others.

  • Adriana Gazol receives the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Recognition
    2025/03/19

    In the context of International Women's Day, Adriana Gazol Patiño, a researcher at the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics, at UNAM Campus Morelia, received the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Recognition, given by UNAM to outstanding academics.

Latest publication

  • Corrigendum to "Gravitational interaction signatures in isolated galaxy triplet systems: a photometric analysis" [New Astronomy, 2021,87, 101603]
    Tawfeek, Amira A.; Saha, Kanak; Vaghmare, Kaustubh; Kembhavi, A. K.; Takey, Ali; Cervantes-Sodi, Bernardo; Fritz, Jacopo; Awad, Zainab; Ali, Gamal B.; Hayman, Z. M.
    2025/07, New Astronomy, 117, 102359

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    * 2025/05/06
    Mamta Pommier, IAU Women in Astronomy WG
    Host: Comisión de Género
    This talk will focus on the challenges of the leaky pipeline and glass ceiling in astronomy, while exploring potential solutions. It will also showcase the initiatives undertaken by the IAU Women in Astronomy working group since 2021 to raise awareness and address the gender gap in the field.
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    Spotlight on Research

    #1: A dying galaxy triggers the birth of new stars
    2022/01/30

    What caused our Sun to be born? A recent paper by researchers from the Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica (IRyA) suggests that the answer may lie in a small satellite galaxy that is slowly being devoured by our larger Milky Way Galaxy.

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