Dear Colleague, We are living through an unprecedented time. At the beginning of this year, none of us would have imagined that we were on the verge of a global health crisis. Now, as we face these extraordinary circumstances, it is inspiring to see the Carnegie community rising to this occasion and finding new, creative…
Dear, Today, the Ministerio de Salud delivered a new balance sheet regarding the situation in Chile due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the total number of people infected is 8,807, while the number of people who have died from this disease is 105. In the Coquimbo Region the number of infections remains low compared to…
Dear, In order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the authorities have decreed a series of new measures. One of these, set forth in JDN Exempt Resolution No. 10, affects freedom of movement in the Coquimbo region, as of April 6, 2020 and until further notice. Therefore, all persons living…
Dear collaborators, The current health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. Until 21:00 on March 29, 2020, Ministerio de Salud reported a total of 2449 cases nationwide, of which 27 are in the Coquimbo region and 2 in the Atacama region. In addition, added to the national curfew (22:00 – 05:00) and…
Dear collaborators, Due to the current situation of the COVID-19 outbreak, the observatory’s management has chosen to adopt the following emergency measures, which aim to increase social distancing, protect our staff over 60, and decrease the risk of contagion: LCO operations are reduced to a minimum for a period of at least 14 days, which…
A young planet located 150 light-years away has given UNSW Sydney astrophysicists a rare chance to study a planetary system in the making. The findings, recently published in The Astronomical Journal, suggest that the planet DS Tuc Ab — which orbits a star in a binary system — formed without being heavily impacted by the gravitational…
Rationale Lyman alpha emission is a prominent signpost of the most actively star forming galaxies. Which galaxies can be found by Lyman alpha emission is determined by Lyman alpha production and escape, which are both interesting and challenging to understand in detail. Moreover, because of its strong interaction with neutral hydrogen, Lyman alpha affords a…
Pasadena, CA—NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has for the first time seen the aftermath of a star that was violently ripped apart by a supermassive black hole. Catching such a rare event in action will help astronomers understand these mysterious phenomena. The observation is reported in The Astrophysical Journal by a team of astronomers led by…
Pasadena, CA—Carnegie’s Eduardo Bañados led a team that found a quasar with the brightest radio emission ever observed in the early universe, due to it spewing out a jet of extremely fast-moving material. Bañados’ discovery was followed up by Emmanuel Momjian of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, which allowed the team to see with unprecedented…
Washington, DC—A group of astronomers from Carnegie’s Las Campanas Observatory including Mark Phillips and Guillermo Blanc, along with Miguel Roth from the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization, presented the case against light pollution to Chilean authorities earlier this month. Combating light pollution is not about demanding complete darkness, it is about illuminating human spaces well, Blanc…
