NewSpace represents a new use of space with small and rapid development satellites.
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A centre that promotes the development of activities related to space in Catalonia in the areas of training, research and innovation.
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Catalan participation in the SKA Observatory, considered one of the largest scientific engineering endeavours of the 21st century
IEEC researchers at the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) participate in several working groups of the observatory, as well as the Catalan company Compoxi.
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Area for the Promotion of the Space Sector of Catalonia
NewSpace represents a new use of space with small and rapid development satellites. This new technology enables the creation of a new set of digital services and a new economy with strong growth.
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The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS reached its closest point to Earth, about 70 million kilometres away, on 12 October. IEEC researchers at the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) and the Montsec Observatory (OdM) captured it with the Joan Oró Telescope two days later. The image is treated with a Larson-Sekanina filter, which allows the removal of circular structures in order to highlight other details. This technique is particularly effective to show the jets coming out of the nucleus of a comet.
