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A water world in another planetary system?

2020-10-15

A recent study of the LHS1140 planetary system confirms the existence of two planets and suggests the presence of two more. One of the planets, LHS1140 b, located in the habitable zone, appears to have a large ocean of liquid water, making it an ideal target to search for biomarkers.

The first galaxy whose ultraviolet luminosity is comparable to that of a quasar is discovered

2020-09-28

BOSS-EUVLG1 is the galaxy with star formation but almost no dust, the most luminous of its type known up to now. It was found using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and with the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA), in Chile.

20 Years Building Astrobiology

2020-09-25

The journal Astrobiology dedicates the September issue to the Spanish Center for Astrobiology

A new study explains why it´s so hard to find traces of life on Martian clays

2020-09-15

The clay minerals discovered in the Gale crater of Mars by the Curiosity rover are very interesting for being able to preserve organic compounds for long periods of time.

Astrophysics take the pulse of Delta Scuti stars with TESS

2020-09-01

The results obtained will help to determine more accurately the ages and distances to this type of stars, as well as their areas of habitability.

Microorganisms adapted to salty and cold environments help to understand the habitability of Mars

2020-08-26

A team of researchers from the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) has studied the ability of some microorganisms to adapt to salty and cold environments by using molecules capable of controlling the freezing process.

The Center for Astrobiology is ready to travel to Mars for the third time

2020-07-23

NASA is all set for the launch of the Mars 2020 mission to Mars on July 30. Among the scientific instruments on board the Perseverance rover is MEDA, an environmental station led by the Center for Astrobiology (CAB) and INTA

One more step to understand the chemical complexity of the universe

2020-07-17

Through simulation experiments radiating X-ray ices, an international scientific team, with the participation of the Center for Astrobiology (CAB), has managed to synthesize the molecules detected in protoplanetary disks and explain why it is not common to detect complex organic molecules in them.

Primera detección del núcleo de un gigante gaseoso

2020-07-01

Un equipo científico liderado por la Universidad de Warwick y con participación del CAB ha descubierto un exoplaneta de características anómalas, denominado TOI-849b.

SCOVAM, a new serological trial for COVID-19

2020-06-17

Researchers from the CAB, in collaboration with other research centers and the Central Defense Hospital "Gómez Ulla", have developed this serological trial based on the biochips technology that the center has been developing for years for the detection of life in planetary exploration.

A New Naming System for Uncultivated Bacteria and Archaea is proposed

2020-06-08

An International Consortium of Scientists, of which several researchers from the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) are part, has proposed the creation of a new naming sysmem for bacteria and archaea that cannot be grown in the laboratory. The statement has been endorsed by 119 microbiologist around the world.

A miniature Solar System and the youngest known rocky planets

2020-06-02

An international team of researchers led by the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) has managed to measure the mass of seven exoplanets in two multiple planetary systems, K2-32 and K2-233.

The nearest exo-Earth, confirmed by ESPRESSO

2020-05-26

An international team led by IAC and with the participation of CAB has confirmed the presence of the nearest exoplanet to Earth, Proxima b, using the VLT's ESPRESSO instrument.

New e-book anthology dives into the world of astrobiology

2020-05-20

A new freely available SF anthology released by the European Astrobiology Institute delves into some questions about astrobiology via science fiction stories by world-renowned authors, followed byessays about the science of each story.

Urea is first detected outside a stellar formation region

2020-04-27

Studies like this try to find out if key prebiotic molecules in the chemical scheme of RNA world theories could form and be present in the interstellar environment.

Discovery of X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions in a second galactic nucleus

2020-04-10

The discovery of theseeruptions in a second galaxy confirms that QPEs are an extragalactic phenomenon. Its study will help to better understand the physics of supermassive black holes accretion in the nuclei of galaxies.

New genes for resistance to ultraviolet radiation and perchlorates discovered

2020-03-27

This finding is to better understand life adapts to extreme environments on our planet and whether it could occur on other planets or icy moons of the Solar System.

Studying planetary nebulae with the TESS Space Telescope

2020-03-24

The data analyzed by the scientific team, led by the CAB, have shown clear signs of variability, which would be compatible, in most cases, with the presence of a companion star.

Discovery of an extremely hot exoplanet in which could rain iron

2020-03-11

The finding has been made possible by the new ESPRESSO instrument, installed in the European Southern Observatory(ESO) VLT telescope.

First scientific results of the InSight mission on Mars are published

2020-02-24

The journal Nature Geoscience publishes today the first scientific results of the InSight mission, on Mars since November 2018. The CAB participates in the mission with the TWINS instrument.

Discovering La Puna and its astrobiological interest

2020-02-18

A scientific team from CAB has traveled to Argentina's La Puna to study some of its extreme environments from an astrobiological point of view.

Rio Tinto's subsoil as a terrestrial analogue of Mars

2020-01-30

The Centro de Astrobiología, in collaboration with NASA, has been studying the Rio Tinto environment since 2014 as part of the Life-detection Mars Analog Project (LMAP).

An ancient outburst of stellar formation was discovered in the central region of the Milky Way

2019-12-17

An international team, with the participation of CAB, has found evidence of this dramatic event that occurred about 1 billion years ago.

CHEOPS: characterizing potentially habitable exoplanets

2019-12-13

Next Tuesday, December 17, at 9:54 Spanish mainland time, the CHEOPS satellite is scheduled to be launched, with the aim of characterizing already observed exoplanets.

The Centro de Astrobiología celebrates its 20th anniversary

2019-11-20

November 19 marked the 20th year of the creation of the CAB and to commemorate it the center organized an event in which the beginnings of the center were recalled, a review about these 20 years was made and the challenges of the future were discussed.

Simulation experiments to study the crust of icy moons

2019-11-15

Thanks to the technology of the CAB's Planetary Environment Simulation Laboratory, it has been possible to simulate cryomagmatic processes that might be occurring on moons such as Europa and whose direct observation is inaccessible.

Pyrite could play an important role in the origin of life

2019-10-25

Researchers from the CAB have discovered a new mechanism for abiotic fixation of atmospheric nitrogen by pyrite.

Two new molecular structures associated with the last eruption of Eta Carina discovered

2019-10-18

Researchers from CAB have discovered two new structures with an unusual chemical composition that formed in the late 19th century.

The largest catalogue of objects observed by the Gran Telescopio Canarias is published

2019-10-17

The CAB, through the Spanish Virtual Observatory, makes available to the scientific community and the general public the catalogue of objects observed by the OSIRIS instrument of the Gran Telescopio Canarias.

Michel Mayor, 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics, visits CAB

2019-10-09

The Swiss astrophysicist heard that he had been awarded just one day before attending the CAB to participate in the 'Astrobiology outside the Solar System' roundtable.

An anomalous planetary system that challenges current models of planetary formation is discovered

2019-09-26

The finding has ouccurred around the red dwarf star GJ 3512 by the CARMENES consortium, of which CAB is a member.

The microbial life of Cerro Caliente, in Antarctica, and its similarities to Early Mars

2019-09-16

A scientific team led by the CAB has studied how temperature influences the microbial communities of this geothermal zone of Antarctica.

The black hole metronome: X-ray Quasi-Periodic Eruptions from the core of a galaxy

2019-09-11

The CAB leads the study that captures the finding of this new phenomenon that will help to understand some disconcerting aspects of black hole accretion.

Simulation of planetary environments and interstellar environment in the laboratory

2019-09-10

The Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA) has unique simulation chambers that allow to characterize the interstellar environment, planetary surfaces and deep environments of different planetary elements.

Rocks at asteroid impact site record fist day of Dinosaur extinction

2019-09-09

A new study, with the participation of CAB, has allowed scientists to rebuild the first 24 hours after the impact of the asteroid that ended the Age of Dinosaurs.

Atacama's microorganisms are transported to his hyperarid heart thanks to the wind

2019-08-23

This is the result of a study conducted by CAB researchers and published in Scientific Reports.

Endoglacial microorganisms are alive and metabolically functional

2019-08-21

A scientific team, led by CAB researchers, has studied the microorganisms that inhabit the Antarctic endoglacial system, regarded as analogous to the icy environments of the Solar System.

A new atmospheric model of Mars to explain the solution of the methane enigma

2019-08-19

A group of researchers led by the CAB has compared data on the presence of methane in the Gale crater on Mars obtained by Curiosity with atmospheric transport experiments based on the Martian atmospheric model MRAMS.

Studying the 'playas' of the Atacama Desert

2019-08-14

A study led by the Centro de Astrobiología shows that, if they ever existed, the last active microorganisms of Early Mars may have developed similarly to those of Atacama

Heavy metals are detected for the first time 'evaporating' in the atmosphere of an exoplanet

2019-08-02

Aninternational tema involving CAB has discovered an exoplanet that is losing gaseous magnesium and iron through its atmosphere.

CARMENES confirms the presence of a new planetary system with a potential habitable world

2019-08-01

CAB researches are part of the international team that has discovered three new exoplanets orbiting around the star GJ 357, 31 light-years from Earth.

XVII International School of Astrobiology 'Josep Comas i Solà': From astrochemistry to the origin of life

2019-07-29

Between 22 and 26 July, the XVII edition of the International School of Astrobiology 'Josep Comas i Sol' was held, organized by the CAB with the UIMP and NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI).

'20 years of Astrobiology in Spain', a course by CAB and UCM

2019-07-12

The Complutense University of Madrid, at its headquarters in El Escorial, has hosted this course from 8 to 10 July in which several researchers from the CAB have talked about some of the center's lines of research.

CARMENES discovers two potentially habitable planets around a small star in the Solar neighborhood

2019-06-18

Both planets have a mass similar to Earth's and their temperature could be mild enough to hold liquid water on their surface.

The Spanish instrument MEDA, ready to travel to Mars

2019-06-03

After five intense years, the Department of Advanced Instrumentation of the CAB has delivered to JPL the flight elements of the MEDA instrument, which are being integrated into the Mars2020 rover that NASA will send next year to Mars.

First nano-sized organisms found in the hottest region on Earth

2019-05-27

An international scientific team led by the CAB has discovered for the fists time the presence of microorganisms in the multi-extreme conditions of the Dallol volcano, the hottest region on Earth.

Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel Prize in Physics and a fundamental figure in the creation of CAB, passes away

2019-05-24

The physicist Murray Gell-Mann has died this May 24, at 89 years of age. Gell-Mann participated very actively in the creation of the Astrobiology Center in 1999.

Discovered the galactic 'mammoths' of the young Universe

2019-05-14

A scientific team led by CAB and UCM researchers has discovered some of the most massive and oldest galaxies in the Universe.

Hubble detects buckyballs in diffuse interstellar medium

2019-04-22

A CAB researcher is part of the scientific team that has discovered this molecule for the first time in the diffuse interstellar medium (ISM).

The Astrobiology Center participates in 'Astro 2020'

2019-03-20

This is a survey carried out by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine of the USA to evaluate the current status of research in astrophysics and identify the priority areas of scientific research and technological development that these require.

In search of biomolecules that help us understand the origin of life

2019-03-01

A team of researchers from the Center for Astrobiology has studied alkaline aerosols in simulations of dirty electrical storms, those that occur in the plumes of smoke and ash from volcanic eruptions.

Science and gastronomy united in the grand finale of the contest 'La Patata Marciana'

2019-02-26

After an intense day in which the eight finalists of the contest have cooked their original recipes, they have risen with the victory Kiko Martns in the professional category, and Silvia Mañas in the amateur. The grand final was held at the restaurant La Zarola, Zaragoza.

What time is expected on Mars for today?

2019-02-20

NASA's InSight mission will become the new meteorological service on Mars thanks to a tool resulting from collaboration between JPL, Cornell University and the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA)

The first three-dimensional images of viroids are published, using atomic force microscopy (AFM)

2019-02-13

This work has been possible thanks to the collaboration between researchers of the Center of Astrobiology, the Institute of Materials Science of Madrid and the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants of Valencia.

What makes a star like you in a place like this?

2019-02-01

A study led by the Center for Astrobiology reflects the discovery of very young and very massive stars on the outskirts of the Sextans-A galaxy.

Astronomers discover a star like the Sun in formation that could be building the bricks of life

2019-01-28

This is reflected in a study led by the Queen Mary University in London and in which researchers from the Center for Astrobiology have participated.

The Anthropocene on Mars

2019-01-14

What impact will the possible arrival of the human being have on Mars? How will the planet change with our presence? Find out the answer to these and other questions in this opinion piece by CAB researcher Alberto G. Fairén

New data from Gaia bring us closer to revealing how massive stars are formed

2018-12-21

An international team in which CAB researchers participate has used data from the ESA Gaia mission to study the characteristics and properties of the Herbig Ae / Be stars.

HARMONI passes the design review and will become one of the first instruments of the future giant telescope ELT

2018-12-19

The Center of Astrobiology is one of the main partners of the HARMONI consortium, which will now move to the detailed design phase, with the aim of being ready for the first observations of the ELT, scheduled for 2025.

In search of lost worlds: an exoplanet is discovered that quickly evaporates

2018-12-17

An international team, with the participation of the CAB, has discovered that GJ 3470b, an exoplanet of the 'warm Neptune' type, has an extended upper atmosphere (exosphere) of neutral hydrogen.

Observe the evaporation of atmospheric helium from a giant planet

2018-12-07

This detection has been possible thanks to CARMENES, a spectrograph installed in the telescope of the Calar Alto Observatory (Almería). The results of the study, in which the CAB participates, have been published in the journal Science.

Test campaign of the new reading module of the SOLID instrument

2018-11-29

The Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA) and INTA have carried out tests of the new optical configuration of SOLID in hydrothermal environments of the Chilean Andes.

The Center for Astrobiology returns to Mars

2018-11-27

NASA's InSight mission has landed successfully on Mars with the TWINS instrument on board, developed at the Astrobiology Center. More than 200 people followed the landing from the CAB auditorium.

The CAB participates in ESCAPE, the largest European Open Science project in astrophysics

2018-11-20

The CAB, recognized as a Unit of Excellence María de Maeztu by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

2018-11-19

The Center for Astrobiology has received this distinction with the program 'Evaluating the emergence of life as a universal phenomenon through planetary exploration'.

The Astrobiology Center travels to Antarctica with the 'Wind Sledge'

2018-11-15

The CAB participates in the expedition 'Anexida Inexplorada 2018-2019' that will start next December 1st.

Discovered a planet around the star Banard

2018-11-14

The data indicate that it is a super-earth near the so-called 'ice line' of its star, so it is probably an icy world.

'Martian' lakes in the driest desert on Earth

2018-11-12

A study, led by the CAB, concludes that the first rains recorded in centuries in the heart of Atacama have devastated their microbial community, something key to the study of a hypothetical primordial microbial life on Mars.

They discover evidence of the existence of a natural hydrogen maser in the center of NGC 253

2018-10-31

They are shown in a study carried out by researchers from the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA) and published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

The CAB and the INTA receive a facsimile of the map of Juan de la Cosa

2018-10-29

The associations 'The Letter of Juan de la Cosa' and 'Naval University Militia' have donated a reproduction of the map of Juan de la Cosa, cosmographer and sailor of the 16th century.

Astronomers find a universal correlation that could unify the study of star formation

2018-10-23

A research team led by Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) has found an empirical relation that could allow unification of the different scales of star formation, from small scale individual stars in our neighborhood, to large scale whole galaxies at long distances.

The Center for Astrobiology presents the project Cultura con C de Cosmos

2018-10-23

Cultura con C de Cosmos is an interdisciplinary project coordinated by the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA), in which astronomy and art dialogue in different museums and cultural institutions of Madrid, and has funding from FECYT, CSIC and INTA .

BepiColombo: objective Mercury

2018-10-18

The CAB and INTA participate in the mission that ESA and JAXA have launched this October 20 from the French Guiana and that will reach Mercury in 2025.

The first spatial cooking competition is born: La Patata Marciana

2018-10-16

The contest seeks to combine the best work of professionals in the kitchen with the knowledge of space and living conditions on Mars.

Detect the presence of viable cyanobacteria in the deep subsoil of Río Tinto

2018-10-02

A study led by the Center for Astrobiology has detected these microorganisms more than 600 meters deep in the rock mass of the Iberian Pyrite Belt.

They discover extremophile organisms in the pink lagoon of Peña Hueca

2018-09-21

A group of scientists, of which a researcher of the CAB is part, has discovered a microorganism in the Laguna de Peña Hueca that is capable of surviving the high concentrations of salt and sulfur in its waters.

Invitation to discuss a possible European Astrobiology Institute

2018-08-02

The European Astrobiology Community is invited to discuss the plans for establishment of the European Astrobiolgy Institute.

Detection of biomarkers and metabolic pathways in the sediments of Andean glacial lakes and their application to planetary exploration

2018-07-26

In the present study, led by the CAB, sediments of Andean glacial lakes are analyzed to characterize the evolution of the biological systems present. For this purpose, the SOLID instrument, developed at the Astrobiology Center, has been used.

REMS and the global dust storm on Mars

2018-07-20

Since the end of May, a global dust storm on Mars has affected the entire planet, including Gale crater where NASA’s Curiosity rover is located. Onboard is the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS), developed at the spanish Centro de Astrobiología (CISC-INTA), which continues to send data on the environmental conditions of the planet during the storm.

XVI International School of Astrobiology "Josep Comas i Solà". Santander, June 25-29, 2018.

2018-07-09

The Summer School, entitled in this edition "Biomarkers: signs of life through space and time", has been organized by the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA), the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) and NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI), with the collaboration of the European Space Agency (ESA).

Observe the eruption produced by a black hole after destroying a star

2018-06-15

For the first time, the formation and expansion of a jet of material expelled by a supermassive black hole by tearing a star has been photographed.

Discovering the interior of the galaxy NGC 5643

2018-06-11

An international team, led by the Center for Astrobiology, has studied the nucleus of the galaxy NGC 5643 and has discovered a nuclear disk, as well as large amounts of ionized gas.

Curiosity discovers intense seasonal variations of atmospheric methane on Mars

2018-06-08

In addition, the NASA rover has detected organic matter in rocks more than 3,500 million years old.

Discovered possible mechanisms used by viruses to adapt to the increase in environmental temperature

2018-05-30

A scientific team from the Center for Astrobiology has demonstrated the great capacity of bacteriophages to adapt to the conditions of environmental change.

Unveiling the comma of the 67P comet from the hand of OSIRIS

2018-05-24

Comets cometary, something like the 'atmospheres' of comets, have complex structures that can be studied through observation with telescopes.

SPICA, candidate for the next ESA M-class scientific mission

2018-05-10

The SPICA infrared space telescope for cosmology and astrophysics has an important Spanish participation, through the Astrobiology Center, the INTA, the IAC and the University of La Laguna.

TWINS is already on its way to Mars

2018-05-07

The InSight mission, of which it is part, was successfully launched on Saturday May 5 from the US west coast aboard the Atlas V rocket.

The sky is full of stars! Gaia and the Virtual Observatory

2018-05-06

The Astrobiology Center develops analysis tools for the scientific exploration of the Gaia mission, a project whose objective is to map our galaxy with unprecedented precision.

A new way to understand the formation and evolution of rocky planets

2018-03-27

An international team, with the participation of the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA), has discovered a planetary system whose innermost exoplanet has the size of the Earth but a composition similar to Mercury.

Microorganisms in Atacama are reactivated with sporadic increases in humidity

2018-03-02

An international team, with the participation of CAB, has revealed the presence of microorganisms that are reactivated and reproduced when there are exceptional episodes of humidity in one of the most arid areas of the Earth, the Atacama Desert (Chile), one of the terrestrial analogues. from Mars.

Development of Kinetic Inductance Superconducting Detectors

2018-02-12

The CAB leads the Spanish development of this technology by carrying out all phases of the process, from its manufacture to the cryogenic characterization.

Detection and study of biomolecules in the Nunataks of Isla Livingston, Antarctica

2018-02-07

CAB researchers Miriam García Villadangos and Miguel Ángel Fernández Martínez have traveled to Antarctica for the project 'Detection of Biomolecules in Planetary Exploration'. There they have studied the Antarctic Nunataks.

Daloll, a perfect analogue of Mars in Ethiopia

2018-02-06

Several CAB researchers moved from January 19 to 28 to the Daloll hydrothermal zone, in the Danakil depression, in Ethiopia, within the EUROPLANET EPN 2020RI Project.

The formation of clays, key to know the climate of primitive Mars

2018-02-06

An international team, led by a CAB researcher, has presented a new study in which the keys to the formation of clays on Mars are pointed out, which throws new clues to know the Martian climate about 3,500 million years ago.

Less than 90 days left for the launch of InSight

2018-02-05

In May, NASA will send the InSight mission to Mars, in which the CAB participates with the development of TWINS, an environmental station composed of a temperature sensor and a wind sensor.

Icy Mars lakes warmed by methane

2018-01-18

The release of methane trapped in Martian subsurface reservoirs following planetary obliquity shifts may have contributed to episodic climate warming between 3.6 and 3 billion years ago, explaining for ancient ice-covered lakes.

The James Webb space telescope, tested

2018-01-10

NASA presents the results obtained in the tests to which the James Webb telescope was subjected last summer. The CAB has participated in the development of two instruments: the NIRSpec and the MIRI.

The Center for Astrobiology begins its participation in the Antarctic Campaign 2017-2018

2018-01-08

Researchers of the CAB depart today January 8 to Antarctica to be part of the XXXI Spanish Antarctic Campaign (2017-2018), which started in November. There they will study the Antarctic Nunataks as terrestrial analogues of Mars.

The secret is in the dough

2018-01-05

An international team, in which researchers from the CAB have participated, has discovered an unexpected number of massive stars in the region of 30 Doradus star formation, from the neighboring galaxy Great Cloud of Magellan.

Discovered the poorest massive stars in metals known to date

2017-12-22

A study conducted by CAB researcher Miriam García has led to the discovery of the first metal-poor massive stars in the irregular dwarf Sagittarius galaxy (SagDIG, Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy). The study of these stars is key to understanding the formation of the first stars of the universe.

Discovered the umbilical cord of a star in formation

2017-12-19

An international team led by researchers from the Center for Astrobiology has obtained surprising results after studying a planetary system in the process of formation.

Himalayan glaciers experienced significant mass loss during later phases of Little Ice Age (LIA)

2017-12-04

To date, there is a gap in the data about the state and mass balance of glaciers in the climate-sensitive subtropical regions during the Little Ice Age (LIA).

Martian slope streaks as plausible indicators of transient water activity

2017-11-29

Slope streaks have been frequently observed in the equatorial, low thermal inertia and dusty regions of Mars. The reason behind their formation remains unclear with proposed hypotheses for both dry and wet mechanisms.

'MARS. THE CONQUEST OF A DREAM ', an exhibition that can be seen at the Fundación Telefónica, in Madrid.

2017-11-08

It will be available from November 8, 2017 until March 4, 2018 and has the advice of INTA (through the CAB), ESA and INAF (Astronomical Observatory of Rome), in addition to the collaboration of LG and the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia.

Glaciers and ice layers as analogous environments of potentially habitable icy worlds

2017-11-02

Earth is not the only planet that is partially covered with ice. Other planets and satellites in our Solar System also have large icy areas, glaciers and icy poles similar to terrestrial ones.

Wannier-Mott Excitons in Nanoscale Molecular Ices

2017-10-30

The absorption of light to create Wannier-Mott excitons is a fundamental feature dictating the optical and photovoltaic properties of low band gap, high permittivity semiconductors.

A pilot search for mm-wavelength recombination lines from emerging ionized winds in pre-planetary nebulae candidates

2017-10-25

We report the results from a pilot search for radio recombination line (RRL) emission at millimeter wavelengths in a small sample of pre-Planetary Nebulae (pPNe) and young PNe (yPNe) with emerging central ionized regions.

Mineral paragenesis on Mars: the roles of reactive surface area and diffusion

2017-10-18

Geochemical models of secondary mineral precipitation on Mars generally assume semiopen systems (open to the atmosphere but closed at the water-sediment interface).

Coogoon Valles: Evolution of a complex system of fluvial channels on Mars

2017-10-09

Coogoon Valles is a complicated fluvial system that is on the extensive deposits of clays to the west of Arabia Terra, in Mars.

Let's look for life on Mars before it's too late

2017-09-12

The magazine Astrobiology publishes a work led by researchers from the CAB in which the need to search for life on Mars before the human being puts a foot on its surface.

Hubble detects the first stratosphere of an exoplanet

2017-08-04

An international team, led by the University of Exeter and in which the CAB participates, has found unequivocal evidence of a stratosphere on a giant planet outside of our Solar System.

XV International School of Astrobiology 'Josep Comas i Solà' (Santander, June 26-30, 2017)

2017-07-19

Between June 26 and 30, 2017, the XV International School of Astrobiology "Josep Comas i Solà" was held at the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander. The Summer School, entitled in this edition "The habitability of exoplanets", has been organized by the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA), the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP) and the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI), counting on the participation of the European Space Agency (ESA).

Green light for DISH, the mission that will look for other habitable lands
06-20-2017

2017-06-20

This mission, whose main scientific objective is the search and characterization of planetary systems of stars in the solar environment, has an important Spanish contribution, in which the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA) and INTA will contribute both at a technological and scientific level .

A prebiotic molecule is detected in the environment of a forming Sun

2017-06-08

A scientific team led by CAB researchers has used the data obtained with ALMA to detect a molecule of prebiotic interest in a region of star formation of stars similar to our Sun.

Campaign LMAP-SOLID 2017 in Rio Tinto

2017-06-02

Between May 31 and June 9 a joint NASA-CAB campaign will take place in the area around the source of the Tinto River (Huelva). This is the last campaign planned within the LMAP project (Life-Detection Mars Analog Project, Project of detection of life in a Martian analogue), which has Brian Glass (NASA Ames Research Center, USA) as principal investigator and with Victor Parro , of the Astrobiology Center, as co-principal investigator.

Curiosity discovers evidence of a lake stratified in primitive Mars
01-06-2017

2017-06-01

A scientific team with the participation of researchers from the Center for Astrobiology has used the data obtained by Curiosity to perform a geological reconstruction of the Gale crater environment, revealing the presence of an ancient stratified lake, which could remain present for tens of thousands or even millions of years. years.

Five-years Research Contract Ramón y Cajal (RyC) in the Centro de Astrobiología
06-01-2017

2017-06-01

INTA (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, National Institute for Aerospace Technology) offers up to 6 Ramón y Cajal (RyC) Research Contracts for the 2016 Call in the field of Astrobiology and other areas. We need scientists with experience in topics such as Planetary Geology, Planetary Atmospheres and Climatology (Mars and Europe, mainly), Prebiotic Chemistry, Spectroscopic Techniques (Raman, IR) applied to the search for biomarkers, Electronics and Space Optics, Microbial Systems’ Biology and Bioinformatics, Fluidics and Microfluidics, Simulation of Planetary Environments, etc.

Martian weather report with REMS

2017-02-23

The team of researchers of the CAB that works with the Spanish instrument REMS on board the Curiosity rover of NASA, which is located in the Gale crater of Mars since August 2012, will prepare each Martian month (two terrestrial months) a detailed meteorological part of the planet Red. This is the first meteorological part about the weather in the Gale crater aimed at the general public, and will be based on the data collected by REMS and the simulations carried out with numerical models of meteorological prediction adapted to Mars.

A predoctoral student of the CAB, awarded at the Archimedes 2017 Contest

2017-02-23

The aim of the Arquimedes University Competition is to promote the research spirit of young university students by awarding prizes to final research projects of the Bachelor's and Master's degrees at a national level. This year the XV edition of the Contest was held, with a total of 350 research works from a total of 49 Spanish universities, and in all areas of knowledge, including Humanities and Social Sciences; Experimental, Exact and Environmental Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences and Engineering and Architecture. CAB predoctoral student Víctor Román has been awarded in the 2017 edition with one of the prizes of the Contest.

Giant galaxies grow out of cold cosmic oceans
01-12-2016

2016-12-01

An international team of scientists, headed by the Center for Astrobiology, opens the door to study how the supergalaxies were formed in the early universe

International RTs Symposium 2017

2016-11-29

Rio Tinto, fundamental and applied aspects of a terrestrial mars analogue.

The history of the Monte Perdido glacier
28-11-2016

2016-11-28

The CAB has participated in a study on the glacier of the Aragonese Pyrenees, identifying the present associations of microorganisms

A new step from MEDA to Mars
04-11-2016

2016-11-04

Today concludes the scientific meeting of the Spanish instrument that will go on the mission of NASA Mars 2020.

The origins of life and its search in the Universe

2016-11-02

From 16th to 17th November, International Symposium in the Fundación Ramón Areces. Coordinated by Carlos Briones (CAB) and other two scientist.

Success of attendance at the Scientific End
29-10-2016

2016-10-28

In all the sessions of the workshop developed by the CAB the poster was completed.

How to study billions of data and not die in the attempt?
21-09-2016

2016-09-21

The Astrobiology Center develops analysis tools for the scientific exploitation of ESA's Gaia mission.

The role of aqueous aerosols in the origin of life
09-08-2016

2016-08-09

CAB researchers identify glyoxylic acid in cyanide polymers synthesized in the presence of aqueous aerosols, supporting the "glyoxylate scenario" in prebiotic chemistry.

REMS, four years of knowing Mars
03-08-2016

2016-08-03

Three days after celebrating the anniversary of Curiosity's arrival on Mars, the REMS IP evaluates the results obtained.

The XIV edition of the School of Astrobiology ends? Josep Comas I Solà?
12-07-2016

2016-07-12

From June 20 to 24, the XIV International School of Astrobiology took place in Santander.

The CAB signs the agreement for the participation in HARMONI
27-06-2016

2016-06-27

The HARMONI instrument for the E-ELT will allow to study, with unprecedented detail, from exoplanets to the first galaxies.

XIV International School of Astrobiology Josep Comas i Solà
17-06-2016

2016-06-17

Analogous terrestrial environments for the search of life outside the Earth. From June 20 to 24 in Santander.

XXV Anniversary of the LAEFF

2016-06-09

Interview with astrophysicist Benjamín Montesinos for the 25 years since the creation of the LAEFF, "precedent of the CAB".

RiboRed 2016, VII Meeting of the Spanish RNA Thematic Network
05-31-2016

2016-05-31

The meeting, organized by CAB researchers Carlos Briones and Miguel Moreno, will take place on June 2 and 3.

The PO molecule, a step towards the origin of life in the universe
05-27-2016

2016-05-27

It is detected, for the first time, the prebiotic molecule PO, crucial for the formation of DNA, in regions of star formation.

Deposits of mega-tsunami on Mars: new tracks on an ancient ocean
05-19-2016

2016-05-19

The formations originated by the tsunamis have a great astrobiological interest since they can be frozen brines from an ancient ocean of water.

One more year, the CAB in Science City

2016-04-25

Paracuellos de Jarama is the first town that will visit the Astrobiology Center with the workshop Looking for life in the universe.

Rio Tinto, Martian training camp

2016-04-14

The Astrobiology Center coordinates the simulations of the MOONWALK project for a future human and robotic mission to Mars.

Europlanet will travel to Ethiopia to perform astrobiological studies

2016-03-30

The team of the Astrobiology Center participating in Europlanet will move to the extreme environment of Dallol.

First edition of the CAB Student Talks

2016-03-28

Juan José Urbano-Mayorgas, Joana Lima, José Jordán, Alba San José, Margot Roig and Diego de la Fuente have participated in this edition.

Hubble discovers the giant's lair

2016-03-17

The software that optimizes the detection of stars has been developed by one of the current CAB researchers.

The Raman Laser Spectrometer (RLS) in ExoMars

2016-03-11

The Astrobiology Center participates in the development of the RLS instrument that will go on board the robotic mission that ESA will send to Mars in 2018.

Successful days of space instrumentation conclude

2016-02-16

The meeting brought together more than 130 researchers who shared the advances in the field of astronomical instrumentation.

Objective: Europe

2016-02-15

Europe M5 Initiative Meeting. From February 29 to March 1, at the Astrobiology Center.

RIA-SpaceTec with the future of astronomical instrumentation in Spain

2016-02-11

The workshop coordinated by the CAB is held from 10 to 12 February and involves about twenty national and international organizations, both public and private

SOLID explores Atacama

2016-02-08

The Center for Astrobiology participates in the ARADS project campaign, from NASA, testing the SOLID instrument in the Chilean desert.

The "great model of Mars" is ready for MOONWALK

2016-01-11

Interview with Víctor Parro, head of the Astrobiology Center in the MOONWALK project.

Thirteen years of the first complete genome sequenced in Spain

2016-01-07

In January 2003, the study that collects the first complete genome sequenced entirely in Spain was published in the journal PNAS.

The planetary search engine 'CARMENES' successfully passes its testing phase

2015-12-17

Scientists and engineers from the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA) have participated in the design and construction of CARMENES, a new "planet hunter".

How to extract knowledge from millions of data?

2015-12-16

European astronomers learn to exploit the data files in the first school of the ASTERICS Virtual Observatory in the Astrobiology Center.

A new algorithm allows detecting errors in massive nucleic acid sequencing

2015-11-26

The PBF algorithm minimizes the problem in nucleotide readings by calculating the error probability distribution of a sequence from its quality parameters.

In the bowels of Mars

2015-11-17

Interview with CAB researcher Alberto González Fairén, from the Department of Planetology and Habitability.

A new dimension: 3D visualization redefines the architecture of the Milky Way near the Sun

2015-11-16

A team of astrophysicists led by Hervé Bouy of the CAB has used modern techniques to visualize in 3D the spatial distribution of massive stars in the solar neighborhood.

The CAB: a regular at the Science Week in Madrid

2015-11-15

The Center hosted activities from November 2 to 13, both in its facilities in Torrejón de Ardoz and in Robledo de Chavela.

CAB researchers find new genes involved in high salinity resistance

2015-11-03

Among the most extreme natural habitats on Earth are hypersaline environments and their study entails important astrobiological implications for their presence in other planetary bodies.

A mortal kiss between stars
10-26-2015

2015-10-26

An international team of astronomers, including several researchers from the Center for Astrobiology, has discovered VFTS352, a very hot and massive double star system located in our own galaxy.

A journey towards the origins
25-09-2015

2015-09-25

The book "Origins: the universe, life, humans", a work written by the cosmologist Alberto Fernández Soto, the biochemist Carlos Briones and the paleoanthropologist José María Bermúdez de Castro, has just been published in the Drakontos collection of the Crítica publishing house.

Success of assistance at ExpoAstronómica 2015
19-09-02915

2015-09-19

Numerous public visits the ExpoAstronómica 2015 fair and attends the workshops of the Astrobiology Center

Rain or storm
11-08-2015

2015-08-11

The most famous star shower returns as every year in mid-August

Three years of Martian meteorology
06-08-2015

2015-08-06

It's been three years since Curiosity arrived on Mars loaded with instruments to study the conditions of habitability, one of them, the environmental station designed in the Center of Astrobiology

Molecular panspermia or primordial soup
07-30-2015

2015-07-30

Philae finds organic compounds in Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko considered precursors of life

Nuria Huélamo awarded by the BBVA Foundation
27-07-2015

2015-07-27

The second edition of the BBVA Foundation Aid for Researchers and Cultural Creators promotes 63 outstanding talents in 11 areas of science and culture

Protoplanetary disk evolution in nearby star-forming regions
24-07-2015 TESIS DEL CAB

2015-07-24

Álvaro Ribas Gómez defended in the Sala de conferencias del módulo 0 de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid his thesis entitled "Protoplanetary disk evolution in nearby star-forming regions" directed by Bruno Merín Martín y Hervé Bouy obtaining the higest qualification

We want to found life in Mars
10-07-2015

2015-07-10

In Ríotinto, one of the best terrestrial analogs of Mars, has been testing a prototype instrument in order to detect life on Mars

Unveiled the origin of cometary wells
01-07-2015

2015-07-09

The activity observed with the OSIRIS camera, aboard the mission Rosetta (ESA), in the "wells" of the comet 67P allows to determine what is the origin of these circular depressions found in several comets

Ends the XIII International School of Astrobiology "Josep Comas i Solà"
03/07/2015

2015-07-03

With the delivery of diplomas to the students, chaired by the Rector of the UIMP, he finished the school of this year

Planetary systems across different niches: Syniergies between Kepler and Calar Alto observatories
02-07-2015 TESIS DEL CAB

2015-07-02

Jorge Lillo Box defended Box in the 201 Classroom at the Module 15 of the Autonomous University of Madrid (Faculty of Science) his thesis entitled "Planetary systems across different niches: Syniergies Between Kepler and Calar Alto observatories" directed by David Barrado Navascues obtaining the higest qualification

How life emerged
25-06-2015

2015-06-25

El lunes próximo comienza la XIII International School of Astrobiology «Josep Comas i Solà», este año sobre el tema “The origin of life. From monomers to cells”. Organizada por la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo en colaboración con el Centro de Astrobiología y el NASA Astrobiology Institute, esta prestigiosa Escuela se celebra en el Palacio de la Magdalena, en Santander

Happy New Year Curiosity
19-06-2015

2015-06-19

A new year on Mars begins when Curiosity, after 1019 soles, has already traveled more than 10 km

NASA signs with INTA and CDTI the incorporation of Spanish technology in its next missions to Mars
06-16-2015

2015-06-16

TWINS, an improved version of the REMS instrument, for the InSight mission and the MEDA environmental station, also provided by the CAB, and a high gain antenna, for the Mars2020 mission, will be the Spanish additions to the next NASA missions to Mars

Success of assistance in the VI Scientific Finde
01-06-2015

2015-06-01

Once again the laboratory-mobile truck of the Astrobiology Center was present at the Scientific End

The Astrobiology Center again at the Madrid Scientific End
05-28-2015

2015-05-28

The VI Scientific Finde de Madrid will have the activity "Looking for life in the Universe" with which the CAB intends to make closer the Astrobiology

Searching LIFE in the Universe travels to Galicia
05-20-2015

2015-05-20

Astrobiology workshops were held on the 19th and 20th of May at the Casa de la Cultura in Cangas de Morrazo

ASTERICS relaunches European astronomy
06-05-2015

2015-05-06

Astronomers and astroparticle physicists celebrate today the beginning of ASTERICS (Astronomy ESFRI and Research Infrastructure Cluster), a project of the European Union endowed with 15 million euros that will help solve the Big Data challenges of European astronomy and will provide the general public a direct interactive access to some of the best images and astronomical data

A neighbor superjupiter on 05-05-2015

2015-05-05

Taken the image of a giant planet eleven times more massive than Jupiter only 40 light-years from Earth This super-Jupiter is orbiting a separation of 100 Astronomical Units (AU) around a red dwarf in the constellation of the Raven

Sant Josep, last stop of the activity Searching for LIFE in the Universe in the Balearic Islands on 04-24-2015

2015-04-24

On the 23rd and 24th, the Astrobiology workshops were held at the IES Sant Agustí and at the IES Algarb.

Calvià, second stop of "Searching for LIFE in the Universe" by the Balearic Islands on 04-21-2015

2015-04-21

On the 20th and 21st the Astrobiology workshops have filled the spaces of the IES Son Ferrer in Calvià

Mahón hosted the Astrobiology workshops "Looking for Life in the Universe"
17-04-2015

2015-04-17

For two days Astrobiology has filled the Center d'Art i Història Hernández Sanz (Ca n'Oliver) of Mahón.

How important is to know the age
13-03.2013

2015-03-13

For the first time we have determined the age of the FS CMa stars allowing better understand these enigmatic massive stars

Stars like the sun also explode when they die
16-02-2015

2015-02-16

IRAS 15103-5754, a newly created planetary nebula, provides new clues about the death of Sun-like stars

Spanish Virtual Observatory: ten years of astronomical Big Data 04-02-2015

2015-02-04

Centro de Astrobiology is at the international forefront of scientific exploitation of astronomical data files

Cyanobacterial Monitoring
07-01-2015

2015-02-02

A Spanish collaboration, led by researchers at the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA), develops technology for the detection of cyanobacteria

Nanotechnology at the service of virology
30-01-2015

2015-01-30

A group of Spanish scientists, led by researchers from the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, INTA-CSIC), develops a method based on atomic force microscopy to study the structure of a key region in the genome of hepatitis C virus.

Much more than a star
27-01-2015

2015-01-27

A detailed study led by Spanish astrophysicists on the Sigma Orionis multiple stellar system has allowed to determine the physical parameters of the most massive stars that compose it with unprecedented precision.

Appointment with a comet
22-01-2015

2015-01-22

Science magazine publishes a special issue about the findings of the Rosetta mission, in orbit around Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko since August 2014 providing the most accurate and complete vision ever obtained of a comet.

Students of the IES San Agustín de Guadalix visit the CAB on 01-22-2015

2015-01-22

A group with students of 1st of Bachiller and 4th of ESO of IES San Agustín de Guadalix visit the CAB

Students of the IES City of Poets visit the CAB on 01-20-2015

2015-01-20

A group with 40 students of 2nd year of Bachelor of the IES City of Poets visit the CAB

CESAR: telescopes for education
19-01-.2015

2015-01-19

The space available to students. Everything is ready for European students and university students to become astronomers.

Found Beagle-2 on Mars
01-16-2015

2015-01-16

The Beagle-2, led by the United Kingdom, which arrived on Mars aboard ESA's Mars Express mission and was lost on Mars in 2003, has been found thanks to images taken by one of NASA's orbiters at Red planet.

Available the video of the Scientific Day of Homage to Joan Oró on 12-23-2014

2014-12-23

The work of Joan Oró was fundamental during the first steps in the study of the origin of life and, therefore, for the emergence of Astrobiology as a scientific discipline. The Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) wants to pay homage to this illustrious Spanish scientist when it is 10 years since his death.

Tribute to Joan Oró on 04-12-2014

2014-12-04

The work of Joan Oró was fundamental during the first steps in the study of the origin of life and, therefore, for the emergence of Astrobiology as a scientific discipline. The Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) wants to pay homage to this illustrious Spanish scientist when it is 10 years since his death.

EVOLVE! awarded by 11-28-2014

2014-11-28

EVOLVE !, the video of ESCUELAB with the collaboration of the UCC of the CAB, wins the Prize for the Dissemination of Scientific and Technological Knowledge in the XXVII Biennial International of Scientific Cinema of Ronda.

Awarded in the Science in Action contest, they visit the CAB on 27-11-2014

2014-11-27

Students from CEIP Salvador de Madariaga from Daganzo (Madrid) visited the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA).

Two stars in one
25-11-2014

2014-11-25

A study on the binary system "MY Camelopardalis", published by the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, in which a CAB researcher participates, shows that the most massive stars are formed by fusion of smaller ones, as predicted by theoretical models

Searching LIFE in the Universe makes a stop in Villanueva de la Serena on 25-11-2014

2014-11-25

Astrobiology workshops have been held at the Casa de la Cultura on 25 and 26 November

A CAB research group at the prestigious NASA Awards on 19-11-2014

2014-11-19

Today the prestigious NASA Awards have been given to the research groups that have excelled in the effort to advance science, outreach and education.

Open Doors Day for deafblind people in the CAB | 14-11-2014

2014-11-14

More than twenty deafblind people visited the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) during the Open Door Day within the Science Week.

Start GLORIA on 11-11-2014

2014-11-11

GLORIA, the European project with participation of the CAB to offer the use of astronomical telescopes in the network, begins to work.

Searching LIFE in the Universe in the Botanical Garden of Alcalá during the Week of Science 11-11-2014

2014-11-11

The Astrobiology tallleres have taken place in the Botanical Garden of the University of Alcalá.

Open Doors Day at the CAB on 07-11-2014

2014-11-07

About thirty people have visited the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) during the Open House Day within the Science Week.

How to understand the climate of Mars
06-11-2014

2014-11-06

The European Research Council finances the IcyMars project of the Astrobiology Center with one and a half million euros.

Searching LIFE in the Universe in the CEV of Robledo during the Week of Science | 04-11-2014

2014-11-04

The astrobiology workshops have taken place at the NASA Training and Visitors Center in Robledo de Chavela.

The CAB collaborates in the course for teachers "Astrobiology and Cosmology"
31-10-2014

2014-10-31

Organized by the Madrid-West CTIF and taught by CAB scientists, the course is aimed at science teachers

Puerto del Rosario, last stop of Buscando VIDA in the Universe in the Canaries, 23-10-2014

2014-10-23

On the 23rd and 24th, the Astrobiology workshops are held at the El Charco Polyvalent Center.

Searching for Life in the Universe at IES Saulo Torón de Gáldar
20-10-2014

2014-10-20

On days 20 and 21, scientists from the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) hold informative workshops.

The activity Searching LIFE in the Universe visits La Orotava
17-10-2014

2014-10-17

On days 16 and 17 the Astrobiology workshops have filled the spaces of the House of Culture of San Agustín, in La Orotava.

Chemistry in the molecular clouds of the Galactic Center
16-10-2014 THESIS OF THE CAB

2014-10-16

Jairo Vladimir Armijos Abendaño defended in Room 201 of Module 15 of the Faculty of Sciences of the Autonomous University of Madrid his thesis work entitled "Chemistry in the molecular clouds of the Galactic Center" directed by Jesús Martín-Pintado Martín obtaining the qualification of Outstanding "Cum Laude".

Los Llanos de Aridane hosted the Astrobiology workshops "Looking for Life in the Universe"
15-10-2014

2014-10-15

For two days Astrobiology has filled the House of Culture of Los Llanos de Aridane.

We prepare to look for traces of life on Mars
13-10-2014

2014-10-13

A CAB research group is part of one of the teams selected by the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) in its new program to study the origin, evolution, distribution and future of LIFE in the Universe.

Master's Degree in Astrobiology
19-09-2014

2014-09-19

The Master's Degree in Astrobiology, fruit of a joint work between the Center of Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) and the University of Alcalá (UAH), begins its journey in this present course.

MEDA is part of the instruments of Mars2020
01-08-2014

2014-08-01

New images of the mission

MEDA selected for Mars2020
31-07-2014

2014-07-31

MEDA, one of the instruments proposed by the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) for the Mars2020 mission, has been selected to travel to Mars

Press conference of Mars2020
07-07-2014

2014-07-31

Joint press conference of the IPs of the instruments selected for the Mars2020 mission

The role of low-mass star clusters in the formation of massive stars
24-07-2014 THESIS OF THE CAB

2014-07-24

Víctor M. Rivilla defended in the Hall of Degrees of Module 8 of the Faculty of Sciences of the Autonomous University of Madrid his thesis work entitled "The role of low-mass star clusters in the formation of massive stars" led by Jesús Martín- Painted obtaining the qualification of Outstanding "Cum Laude".

A group of the CAB visits the Asbestos Center of Yebes
11-07-2014

2014-07-11

A group of researchers and engineers of the Center for Astrobiology (CSIC-INTA) was visiting the facilities of the Yebes Astronomical Center (Guadalajara)

The Universe of the very small
10-07-2014

2014-07-10

The book "The nanoworld in your hands: The keys to nanoscience and nanotechnology" has just been published. Two researchers from the Center for Astrobiology are coauthors.

Delivered TWINS, the CAB instrument for the NASA InSight mission
08-07-2014

2014-07-08

After successfully passing a Critical Design Review of the Mission, NASA and its international partners frantically went to work to build the new Mars explorer that will be launched in 2016. At the end of June, the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) delivered its contribution to JPL: the TWINS instrument.

Design and implementation of scientific instrumentation based on vacuum technology. (Injection of liquid solutions in ultra high vacuum and simulation chamber of planetary atmospheres MARTE) 30-06-2014 THESIS OF CAB

2014-06-30

Jesús Manuel Sobrado Vallecillo defended in the Institute of Materials Sciences of Madrid (CSIC) his thesis work entitled "Design and implementation of scientific instrumentation based on vacuum technology. (Injection of liquid solutions in ultra high vacuum and atmospheric simulation chamber. planetariums MARTE) "directed by José Ángel Martín Gago obtaining the qualification of Outstanding" Cum Laude ".

Physical and chemical complexity in the molecular cloud Orion KL
27-06-2014 CAB THESIS

2014-06-27

Gisela Bañó Esplugues defended her thesis work at the Complutense University of Madrid entitled "Physical and chemical complexity in the Orion KL molecular cloud" directed by José Cernicharo Quintanilla and Javier Rodríguez Goicoechea, obtaining the "Cum Laude" qualification.

Contemplation of the Zumaya K-T limit at the XII International School of Astrobiology
26-06-2014

2014-06-26

The geological remains allow dating relevant events for Astrobiology. The K-T limit is one of the best evidences of a change in the habitability conditions of the Earth some 65 million years ago. The students of the XII International School of Astrobiology have had the opportunity to contemplate this fossil record.

Marine observation at the XII International School of Astrobiology
06-25-2014

2014-06-25

The search of environments with astrobiological interest can be done in many ways and in different places. One of the practices of the students of the XII International School of Astrobiology has consisted of a marine observation with that objective.

Follow the XII International School of Astrobiology Live «Josep Comas i Solà» 23-06-2014

2014-06-23

This year the XII International School of Astrobiology "Josep Comas i Solà" deals with the theme "Habitable environments in the Universe". Organized by the Menéndez Pelayo International University in collaboration with the Astrobiology Center and the NASA Astrobiology Institute, this prestigious School is held at the Palacio de la Magdalena, in Santander.

How are the habitable worlds 18-06-2014

2014-06-18

Next Monday begins the XII International School of Astrobiology "Josep Comas i Solà", this year on the theme "Habitable environments in the Universe". Organized by the Menéndez Pelayo International University in collaboration with the Center for Astrobiology and the NASA Astrobiology Institute, this prestigious School is held at the Palacio de la Magdalena, in Santander

2D kinematic characterization of a representative sample of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies ...
02-06-2014 CAB THESIS

2014-06-02

Enrica Bellochi defended her thesis work entitled "2D kinematic characterization of a representative sample of light and ultraluminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs and ULIRGs) in the Faculty of Sciences of the Autonomous University of Madrid." An analysis based on `kinemetry 'of the data from VIMOS / VLT observed with the unit of integral field spectroscopy (IFU) "directed by Santiago Arribas Mocoroa and Luis Colina Robledo obtaining the qualification of Outstanding" Cum Laude ".

The SEK-Ciudalcampo School visits the CAB | 05-30-2014

2014-05-30

A group of 40 students of the SEK-Ciudalcampo School visits the Astrobiology Center. For more than two hours they were in the center doing a tour of their laboratories and receiving explanations of the scientific activity that takes place in them.

The InSigth mission approved for 2016
27-05-2014

2014-05-27

After successfully passing a Critical Design Review of the Mission, NASA and its international partners, with the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CISC-INTA), have to start the construction of a new Mars explorer that will be launched in 2016

A VLT-SINFONI Study of Local Luminous and Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies
23-05-2014 CAB'S THESIS

2014-05-23

Javier Piqueras López defended in the Faculty of Mathematics of the Complutense University of Madrid his thesis titled "A VLT-SINFONI Study of Local Luminous and Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies" directed by Luis Colina Robledo and Santiago Arribas Mocoroa obtaining the qualification of Outstanding "Cum Laude. "

Models for Chiral Amplification in Spontaneous Mirror Symmetry Breaking
23-05-2015 THESIS AT CAB

2014-05-23

Celia Blanco de Torres defendió en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid su trabajo de tesis titulado "Modelos de Amplificación Quiral en Ruptura Espontánea de Simetría Especular" dirigido por David Hochberg Newman obteniendo la calificación de Sobresaliente "Cum Laude".

The formation of the magnetars uncovered
05-14-2014

2014-05-14

An international team in which a researcher from the Center for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA) has found evidence that could be key to understanding how magnetars are formed. The study is published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics .