CARMENES is the name of a spectrograph created by an international consortium, which consists of Spaniards and Germans who have constructed an instrument to locate Earth-like exoplanets. It is unique because you can see both the visible and infrared range, with the highest accuracy available. The project puts the Calar Alto Observatory, based in Almería, […]
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Ana Guijarro, sky surveys to understand the evolution of galaxies
Born in Granada, Ana Guijarro has been working at the Calar Alto Astronomical Observatory in Almería for 14 years, one of the most prestigious centres in Europe. She has a PhD in Astrophysics by the University of Granada and works at its Theoretical Physics of the Cosmos Department. In Calar Alto she becomes the eyes […]
The Alhambra Survey project surpasses NASA creating the most complete atlas of the universe
A group of Andalusian researchers has created the most complete atlas of the stars existing to study the Universe. The have collected data due to the Alhambra Survey Project, led by the Astrophysics Institute of Andalusia.
The Gloria Project takes democracy to astronomy with online access to a world telescopes network
The Gloria Project will allow citizens using from their computers at home one of the 17 robotic telescopes of its network which are distributed around the world.