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  • Comets are like messages in bottles: IRyA’s Astronomy Fridays
    2026/05/28

    Comets like Halley's are like messages our solar system left us when it was a baby. Even the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is a message sent by a planetary system that was born long ago and very, very far from Earth. What do they tell us? How are planets born around stars?

  • Planets have life: IRyA’s Astronomy Fridays
    2026/04/22

    Planets have life; yes, you read that right. Well, it is more like planets have a life: they are born, grow, and live around their star, sometimes for a very long time and sometimes not so long. And sometimes planets die too. But there could also be life on planets. What might this life be like? Where is it? Have we found it yet?

  • IRyA and the Nuevo Laredo Technological University sign agreements for the ngVLA
    2026/04/06

    Academic collaboration is vital for the development of science, technology, and innovation in Mexico. Therefore, on March 25, 2026, representatives from UNAM Morelia and the Technological University of Nuevo Laredo (UTNL) signed two agreements.

Latest publication

  • Prospects for Observing Galaxy Spectral Energy Distribution from the Radio to the Far-infrared in the Era of Next-generation Radio Telescopes
    Yoon, Ilsang; Letai, Jonathan; Gim, Hansung B.; Jiménez-Andrade, Eric F.; Jung, Intae; Casey, Caitlin; Murphy, Eric J.; Yun, Min S.
    2026/06, The Astrophysical Journal, 1004, 157

  • Next Colloquium

    2026/06/25
    Irene Cruz-González, Editor RMxAA, IA-UNAM
    Host: Ramandeep Gill
    The Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (RMxAA) has established itself throughout its history as one of the most important scientific journals in Latin America. In 2024, coinciding with its 50th anniversary, the RMxAA launched a renewal process. This talk presents a historical overview and updates regarding the Editorial Board of RMxAA and the Conference Series (RMxAC). We present the renewed Scientific Editorial Committee and a new website platform on the Open Journal System, which now allows for a more expedited editorial process and offers users a more modern and user-friendly system. We also introduced new LaTeX template macros for articles in RMxAA and RMxAC. We increased the RMxAA publication frequency, and implemented important innovations. Publishing in RMxAA has always been and will continue to be free of charge and open access, with a global outlook. We are committed to maintaining, and if possible, further increasing the publication frequency, upholding strict peer review with highly qualified reviewers, and actively promoting the journal at astronomical research institutions worldwide. We aim to raise its impact metrics alongside the most highly regarded peer-reviewed journals in the field. As the Editorial Board, we are convinced that in coordination with institutions conducting astronomical research in Latin America and other parts of the world, we can lead the RMxAA to a high-quality model that could counteract the current predatory model for publishing in the physical sciences.

    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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