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.

On November 1st, Laurent Loinard was named Project Director of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) consortium, a large international collaboration that published the first image of a supermassive black hole in 2019. Loinard is a researcher at the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Campus Morelia.

Just over 4,000 people enjoyed the night sky at the 2025 “Noche de las Estrellas” star party in Morelia, held on the Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel (San Diego) on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, November 29. A staff of 153 people made the entire event program possible, volunteering their time for the enjoyment of all attendees.