This week, Morelia hosts 135 radio astronomy experts from institutions in 17 countries around the world, who will discuss the new science that can be performed with the Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA), a new generation observatory to be built in the coming years, with the participation of the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at UNAM Campus Morelia.

In downtown Morelia, some 4000 people enjoyed the star party during “Noche de las Estrellas 2024” on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, November 9.

The galaxy NGC 1386 is forming new stars in a ring around its center, despite being an old galaxy with no material to form new stars there. New radio observations suggest that the galaxy takes material from its outer regions to form stars near its center on a recurring basis.

The community of the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at UNAM, Campus Morelia, is characterized by its high academic quality and a constant closeness to the Michoacan society, said Luis Alberto Zapata González, Director of IRyA, when presenting his fifth activity report, corresponding to the period September 2023-August 2024.

Dr. Aina Palau Puigvert, researcher at the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at UNAM, Campus Morelia, was presented today with the 2024 Michoacan State Science Prize in the Female State Researcher subcategory, by Dr. Alejandra Ochoa Zarzosa, director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation of the State of Michoacán (ICTI), and Dr. Gabriela Molina Aguilar, the State’s Secretary of Education.