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Susana Lizano Soberón, Emeritus Researcher at the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in Morelia, received an honorary doctorate from the Rector of UNAM, Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, in a solemn ceremony at the Palacio de Minería in Mexico City on November 18.
The Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at UNAM Morelia leads a series of landmark agreements between several Mexican universities and institutions and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) aimed at advancing Mexico’s role in the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) project. This represents a significant step in strengthening international collaboration for one of the world’s most ambitious astronomical observatories.
The Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at UNAM Morelia achieved a rate of 5.2 scientific articles per researcher between September 2024 and August 2025. This is one of the highest rates within the entire UNAM Scientific Research Subsystem.
A targeted radio survey of infrared-selected bow shock candidates
Moutzouri, M.; Mackey, J.; Castro, N.; Gong, Y.; Jiménez-Hernández, P.; Toalá, J. A.; Burger-Scheidlin, C.; Rugel, M.; Carrasco-González, C.; Brose, R.; Menten, K. M.
2025/12, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 704, A268
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.
