UCM group of Extragalactic Astrophysics and Astronomical Instrumentation

Welcome to the home page of the Extragalactic Astrophysics and Astronomical Instrumentation group of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. GUAIX is composed of more than 20 astronomers, among Professors, Postdoc researchers and PhD students.

GUAIX is member of IPARCOS-UCM, (Instituto de Física de PARtículas y del COSmos de la UCM), officially created in December 2018.

Most of the components of the group belong to the Earth Physics and Astrophysics Department.

SCIENCE

The GUAIX Group is involved in the research of nearby and distant galaxies, performing simulations and combating light pollution.

INSTRUMENTATION

Our group has been specialized in the development of instrumentation for ground-based telescopes.

LICA

GUAIX has among its facilities the Laboratory for Scientific Advanced Instrumentation (LICA) for the development of astronomical instrumentation.

Latest News

2024-09-26

¡Nuestros astrofísicos se lanzan a la aventura en carreras de obstáculos!

2024-09-20

UCM joins AtLAST2. Toward the largest sub-mm telescope

2024-07-31

El físico Jesús Gallego invita a luchar contra la contaminación lumínica

2024-02-26

Astrofísicos de la UCM participan en AGORA CosmoRun, un novedoso estudio para simular la formación de galaxias

2023-12-15

Alejandro Sánchez lanza el primer Mapa de Contaminación Lumínica de la Península Ibérica

2023-06-25

La Dr. Cristina Catalán Torrecilla participa en la reunión de lanzamiento del Proyecto Europeo AC3

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