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  • Astronomy Fridays reveal the misteries of quantum science
    2025/08/28

    The famous Schrödinger's cat, which is both alive and dead, is the example we hear about when talking about quantum physics. But what exactly is quantum science? How did it emerge? How does quantum technology work? How does it relate to astronomy?

  • Susana Lizano to be awarded Honoris Causa Doctorate by UNAM
    2025/08/26

    The Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics at UNAM Morelia, congratulates Susana Lizano Soberón, UNAM emeritus researcher at this Institute, as the UNAM University Council has decided to award her an Honoris Causa Doctorate.

  • New Basic Astronomy Course pleases the public in Morelia
    2025/08/14

    How the night sky changes over time, how to observe it using telescopes, and which are the most common objects that can be seen are some of the topics that nearly 40 people learned on the week of August 4-8 during the 2025 Basic Astronomy Course, offered by the Institute of Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics (IRyA) at UNAM, Morelia Campus.

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  • Multiwavelength Dust Characterization of the HL Tau Disk and Implications for Planet Formation
    Ueda, Takahiro; Andrews, Sean M.; Carrasco-González, Carlos; Guerra-Alvarado, Osmar M.; Okuzumi, Satoshi; Tazaki, Ryo; Kataoka, Akimasa
    2025/09, The Astrophysical Journal, 990, 183

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    2025/09/18
    Sundar Srinivasan, IRyA
    Host: Ramandeep Gill
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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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