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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌌 The EC showcases the 41 new #ERAFellowships 2025: €8M to boost research careers in Widening countries. Among them: QUESO, by our postdoc Eva Durán, the only selected project in Spain ⭐ Simulating how the Milky Way's environment regulates star formation. 👉 rea.ec.europa.eu/news/eur8-mi...

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today at 17:00 🔭 Eva Durán Camacho (ExGal-Twin/IAC postdoc) talks "Invisible Astronomers: the women who measured the Universe" at Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, Tenerife. Part of the #DelCieloALaTesis series. Free entry!

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🎤 Meet our speakers! Dr. Edwin van Bloois (Kapteyn Institute, Univ. Groningen) & Prof. Rafael Vázquez (Univ. Seville) at the 2026 ExGal-Twin Regional Meeting & 1st CIARMA Annual Meeting — 23 Sept, IAC, Tenerife 🔭 More info 👉 meetings.iac.es/ExGal-Twin20... #CIARMA #ExGalTwin #IAC #RUG #ACIISI #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

2026 ExGal-Twin Regional Meeting & 1st CIARMA Network Annual Meeting | 23 Sept 2026 | IAC Headquarters AI & new trends in European project management Speakers: Edwin van Bloois (Univ. of Groningen) & Rafael Vázquez (Univ. of Seville) 🔗 lnkd.in/e9WebAgs #ExGalTwin #CIARMA #HorizonEurope

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Huge congrats to Patricia Iglesias Navarro, from the ExGal-Twin team, who took the stage at EAS 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland (2 July) to share the story of @aot-canarias.bsky.social 🌌🇮🇨 #ExGalTwin #IAC_astrophysics #EAS2026 #REA #HorizonEurope

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🇮🇹 ExGal-Twin node leader Raffaella Morganti,@rug.nl gave an invited talk, "Exploring the impact of (radio) AGN on galactic scales by tracing different phases of the gas", at AGN XVI in Brindisi (14-19 June). #ExGalTwin #RUG #IAC

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

ExGal-Twin postdoc Anelise Audibert presented her work on AGN tori at the Kyoto Torus Workshop 2026 (18-22 May), using high-res ALMA data to study molecular tori at parsec scales and their role in AGN feeding/feedback. 🌌🔭 #ExGalTwin #AGN #ALMA #RadioAstronomy #REA #HorizoEurope #IAC_astrophysics

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🌌 Dr. Eva Durán Camacho's talk at the CLUES Meeting! 🌌 ExGal-Twin dissemination activity: "Modelling the Milky Way structure: impact on stellar and gaseous dynamics" ✨ #CLUES2026 #ExGalTwin #IAC_astrophysics #REA #horizoneurope

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

CLUES Meeting 2026 kicks off today in Tenerife! June 22–26: the annual CLUES workshop (Constrained Local UniversE Simulations) at the IAC, run by AIP's E-Science group since 2009. Partly funded by ExGal-Twin 🌌, session presented by Ariadna Di Cintio (Vice-Chair, ExGal-Twin Steering Board).

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

On 2nd June, our postdoc Dr. Anelise Audibert presented the progress and first scientific results of ExGal-Twin, as part of the Día de la Ciencia y la Tecnología celebrations 🚀✨ A wonderful moment to share what we've been working on and inspire those around us!

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🚀 Great discussions at the 4th Working Group Meeting on European Project Management, hosted by the IAC in Tenerife by ExGal-Twin. Topics included professionalisation of PM, the CIARMA network, WIDERA opportunities, and research management tools.Thank you to all speakers and participants! 🌟

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🏆 Two of the three 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics Laureates, Profs. Amina Helmi (Groningen University) & Rodrigo Ibata (ObAS), are partners in ExGal-Twin (IAC)! Warmest congratulations to all three Laureates. A well-deserved recognition! #ExGalTwin #IAC_astrophysics #REA #HorizonEurope

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🌌✨ ExGal-Twin (IAC) at Lipari 2026! Our postdoc Eva Durán Camacho presented her work: “Bar-driven evolution and nuclear discs in MW-like galaxies” at the Galactic Bars, Bulges and Disks Workshop 2026 in Lipari, Italy 🌠👏 Congratulations, Eva!

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🌍 ExGal-Twin at the Silk Road Meeting, Tashkent 🇺🇿! Prof. Joan Knapen represented us at the 14th Silk Road Meeting (May 18–22) with a public talk: Astronomy with AI from the Canary Islands" and a science talk: "Studying Galaxy Properties with AI Tools" #ExGalTwin #HorizonEurope #REA #GalaxyEvolution

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The 2nd ExGal-Twin Project Meeting has wrapped up in Groningen! Great discussions on ongoing research, project progress, and future collaborations across the ExGal-Twin network. Many thanks to the LOC, SOC, and the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute team for the excellent organisation 🌟

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📡 Exploring the Universe through radio astronomy! The 2nd ExGal-Twin Training School brought together researchers for hands-on learning, expert lectures, and collaboration at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Univ. of Groningen 🔭💻

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

3rd meeting of the ExGal-Twin-IAC European Project Management Working Group with key R&I stakeholders in the Canary Islands, featuring a presentation on the CARDEA project and the creation of the CIARMA network for EU project managers.

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We are excited to share that Dr. Eva Durán Camacho, ExGal-Twin postdoc, has been awarded with an ERA-MSCA postdoctoral fellowship. Her project QUESO aims to study why and how star formation varies accross the Milky Way. Congratulations Dr. Eva Durán for your new achievement 🎉

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Join us in Groningen for the ExGal-Twin Radio Astronomy School & 2nd Project Meeting (13–17 Apr 2026). 🚨 Registration closes 31 Jan! 🔗 www.astro.rug.nl/exgal-twin/

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

On Dec 11, 2025, the 2nd European Project Management WG met online & at IAC. It was approved the Canary Islands network proposal & chose the acronym CIARMA. Next meeting: Mar 19, 2026 - Thanks to all WG members! #exgaltwin #CIARMA #iac_astrophysics #ITC #ACIISI #HorizonEurope #REA #HorizonEurope

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

On Dec 15, Prof. Johan Knapen presented ExGal-Twin as a success story at the Horizon Europe WIDERA WP26/27 online session and Anselmo Sosa Méndez (IAC) presented the Widening instruments WP2026–2027. Organized by FECYT / Spanish Ministry of Science. #HorizonEurope #WIDERA #ExGalTwin #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The ExGal-Twin Masterclass in Radio Astronomy and Data Visualization was a great success! 🚀🔭 Many thanks to our lecturers from the University of Groningen, Profs Rafaella Morganti, Tom Oosterloo, and Thijs van der Hulst and to Anelise Audibert and @junais.bsky.social for the excellent organization.

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Tonight in La Laguna! 🌌🍻 Holiday edition of Astronomy on Tap – Canary Islands at Club El Búho (19:00). Featuring talks by Jerry Zhang (ES) and Dr. Eirini Angeloudi (EN). Organized by ExGal-Twin postdocs with PhD students from EDUCADO. See you there! 🌟 bsky.app/profile/aot-...

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Masterclass on Radio Astronomy and Data Visualization 🚀🔭 Great sessions on Radio Astronomy with Profs. Morganti & Oosterloo, plus a hands-on Data Visualization Practicum with Prof. van der Hulst. Two inspiring and productive days ✨ #RadioAstronomy #DataVisualization #ExGalTwin #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Masterclass on Radio Astronomy & Data Visualization. Day 1🚀 Yesterday, we kicked off with an Introduction to Data Visualization by Prof. Thijs van der Hulst (Kapteyn Institute). A great start to a week of learning! ✨ #DataViz #ExGalTwin #IAC_astrphysics #GroningenUniversity #HorizonEurope #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🚀 Masterclass on Radio Astronomy & Data Visualization 🗓 1-4 Dec | 📍 IAC & Online Tutors: Raffaella Morganti, Tom Oosterloo, Thijs van der Hulst (ASTRON/UniversityofGroningen), Anelise Audibert & Junais (ExGal-Twin IAC). Looking forward to it!

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🎃 Astronomy on Tap–Canary Islands: Halloween Edition! @aot-canarias.bsky.social🌌 Tonight at Club El Búho (La Laguna, Tenerife) doors 18:00h, talks 19:00. Two spooky-cool talks from IAC researchers: David Aguado and Zahra Sharbaf. Proudly supported by ExGal-Twin & EDUCADO Network.👻✨

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🍻✨ Huge success for the first Astronomy on Tap – Canary Islands “AstroTragos” supported by ExGal-Twin project. Over 100 people packed Buho Bar (La Laguna) for a night of science and laughter 💫 💀🎃 Next up: Halloween special on 6 November, with spooky space stories, cosmic trivia, and more surprises!

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Laura Riba, ExGal-Twin Project Manager at IAC, visited @durham.ac.uk last week to exchange best practices in project management. A productive visit that included a tour of the COSMA supercomputers. Thanks to all involved! #ExGalTwin #HorizonEurope #Durhamuniversity #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Dr. Junais (@junais.bsky.social - ExGal-Twin, IAC) was interviewed by RNE after new research that revealed hidden structures and a dramatic past in Malin 2, one of the largest spiral galaxies. 📄 A&A: doi.org/10.1051/0004... 🗞 El Mundo: www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-sa... 📢 IAC: www.iac.es/en/outreach/...

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

ExGal-Twin is proud to support the first @aot-canarias.bsky.social event in the Canary Islands, taking place tomorrow, October 2nd, in Tenerife. These fun, informal science talks in bars aim to make astronomy accessible to everyone. Two IAC astronomers will speak in both Spanish and English.

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

🌍 On Sept 23, the first European Project Management Working Group meeting took place at #IAC as part of #ExGalTwin. The group aims to build a new network of EU project managers in the Canary Islands. #HorizonEurope #EuropeanProjects #REA @fundacionull.bsky.social @ull.es

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

✨ The Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations (Sept 13–15) was a huge success! Over 45 students joined expert-led lectures and tutorials. Big thanks to all participants and Durham University for hosting! #exgaltwin #iac_astrophysics #durhamuniversity #REA #horizoneurope #simulations

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🔭 Prof. Johan Knapen, PI and Coordinator of ExGal-Twin, spoke at the Astronomical Surveys & Big Data 3 symposium hosted by BAO in Armenia. Talk: "Using Astroinformatics to Train Scientists" 🔗 Event: lnkd.in/gX26qvzn #ExGalTwin #EDUCADO #IAC_Astrophysics #HorizonEurope #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🌌 ExGal-Twin at LSST@Europe7: Prof. Johan Knapen and Dr. Junais (both on the Org. Committee). Dr. Junais presented new ultra-deep imaging results of Malin 2, revealing unseen structures. Great talks by: Minh Ngoc Le (EDUCADO) – Low and Giulia Golini (IAC) #ExGalTwin #EDUCADO #IAC #LSSTEurope7 #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Busy summer for our ExGal-Twin postdocs! 🌞 In August, Junais joined a conference in Benasque (Spain) marking 10 years since the discovery of Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs). He shared new deep imaging results, sparking great discussions on these faint and puzzling galaxies.

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

In July, our ExGal-Twin postdoc Anelise Audibert presented her work at the Jets on the Rocks workshop in Sexten, Italy 🇮🇹. The event brought together experts to discuss how radio jets from supermassive black holes shape galaxies. #ExGalTwin #GalaxyEvolution #RadioAstronomy #REA #HorizonEurope

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations – Days 2 & 3. Day 2: lectures on cosmological initial conditions and Eulerian hydrodynamics, plus a hands-on AREPO session with Dr. Eva Durán Camacho. Day 3: Lagrangian hydrodynamics with Dr. Matthieu Schaller, featuring a simulation with our logo!

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

🌌 Yesterday, the Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations kicked off at Durham University! PhD students and researchers are diving into both theoretical and practical aspects of astrophysical simulations. Big thanks to the Institute of Computational Simulations for organizing! 🙏

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The wait is over! Next week the Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations kicks off at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social We’re finalizing preparations for this international event with 50 students and ~12 lecturers 👩‍💻👨‍🏫 Big thanks to the DU-ICC for hosting! 📸 More updates and photos coming soon!

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🚀 Our postdoc Eva Durán Camacho (ExGal-Twin) gave a talk at SFDE2025 in Vietnam on Milky Way structure and dynamics She also presented a seminar at National Cheng Kung, University in Taiwan on ISM dynamics 🛰️👏 Congrats, Eva! #ExGalTwin #SFDE2025 #MilkyWay #Simulations#REA #HorizonEurope #WomenInSTEM

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

This week, ExGal-Twin PM Laura Riba & Elizabeth Carrillo (OTAI-IAC), visited Kapteyn Institute (@univgroningen) to exchange best practices in proposal prep & project mgmt. Thanks to Lucia, Edwin & Reynier for the warm welcome! 🤝✨ #ExGalTwin #HorizonEurope #Astrophysics #ScienceCollab #IAC #RUG #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

📢 New publication in Nature Astronomy: Prof. Johan Knapen (ExGal-Twin & EDUCADO PI) and co-authors, share practical advice on writing strong proposals and job apps in academia. Title: How to prepare competitive proposals and job applications.🔗 rdcu.be/evDT8 #Exgaltwin #Astronomy #AcademicCareers

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

🚀 Our postdoc Anelise Audibert co-organized the session “Unleashing the Power” at #EAS2025Cork, sparking great discussions on black holes, AGN, and outflows across all scales! She also gave a talk on elusive ‘weak’ black hole jets in quasar host galaxies. #ExGalTwin #BlackHoles #AGN #WomenInSTEM

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🚀 Great news from Cork! Our Coordinator and PI, Johan Knapen, gave a talk at the #EAS2025Cork session “European-African collaboration for the construction and support of existing and future African astronomical facilities” at the Annual Meeting. #Exgaltwin #HorizonEurope #REA

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🔭🌌 Impressive work by the ExGal-Twin postdoc @junais.bsky.social! This is a great example of how deep imaging can transform our understanding of galaxy structure 👏 #Exgaltwin #iacastrophysics #HorizonEurope #REA #ResearchExcellence #DeepImaging #Galaxies

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🌟 Exciting news! 🌟 Carme Gallart (ExGal-Twin extragalactic research team) has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for her project ChronoGal, studying the Galaxy's evolution using Gaia data. A major recognition of her excellence and our team’s impact! 👏🌌 #ExGalTwin #Astrophysics #REA #ERC #ChronoGal

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🔭 IAC PhD student and ExGal-Twin team member Alicia Rivero collaborated with the Dynamics Group at the @obsstrasbourg.bsky.social from May 17–25, 2025, on an exciting project focused on orbit integration. 🚀💫 #exgaltwin #iac_astrophisics #horizoneurope #cnrs #ull

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

🌌 Prof. Martin Ward's public lecture on the James Webb Telescope drew an almost full house yesterday at the Museum of Science and the Cosmos in Tenerife, part of the ExGal-Twin project. A stellar evening of science, space, and the search for life! #ExGalTwin #JWST #ScienceOutreach #HorizonEurope

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ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC @exgaltwin.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

📅 Save the date! Public lecture by Prof. Martin Ward (Durham Univ.) on the James Webb Telescope 🚀 🗓️ 23.05.25 – 17:30h 📍 Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos, Tenerife In English with Spanish translation Thanks UC3-IAC for the poster! #Exgaltwin #IAC #DurhamUniversity #HorizonEurope #JWST

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