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“The nearby universe still holds secrets: we are going to rediscover the galaxies we thought we knew”

Ignacio Trujillo, researcher at the IAC, leads the CATGALDF26 project. Using Light Bridges’ infrastructure—home to the world’s largest robotic telescope system—his team is re-observing iconic objects to reveal structures that have remained invisible until today. Ignacio Trujillo Cabrera is an astrophysicist and Senior Researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), world-renowned for his […]

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Our Obsessions for 2026: Pushing the Limits of Observational Astrophysics

Check out the most recent Light Bridges’ annual scientific research projects At Light Bridges, we pursue answers to the most challenging questions in the cosmos. Our scientific roadmap is defined by Light Bridges’ annual scientific research projects (PEI)—an advanced program designed to extract high-impact science from the Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) and the Transient Survey

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Cornering Planet 9: “It’s looking for a needle in a haystack, but just the act of trying is worth it”

Tomás Alonso started in astronomy as an amateur, calculating orbits at age 12. Now this researcher at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional is collaborating in the search for Planet 9 Tomás Alonso began calculating orbits of planets and asteroids at age 12, when he was still an amateur child saving his allowance to buy a telescope.

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