II Edition of the International Master Classes in Astrophysics

This year, framed in the Science Week, the II Edition of the International Master Classes in Astrophysics will be held in collaboration with the Instituto de Física de Cantabria (IFCA) and the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP) of Toulouse (France). The event will be held on 30 November 2023 from 9:30 to 14:30.
This activity is targeted at high school students. Students will learn how astronomical data are obtained with the XMM-Newton satellite, as well as the process of classifying X-ray sources in order to build a catalogue of them.
They will then be able to classify some of these sources themselves using the CLAXSON web tool.
Once the project is completed, students from both institutions will participate in a competition through the Quizziz platform, in which they will test their knowledge of X-ray astronomy. Finally, a videoconference will be held to share all the ideas and results.