When we look at the Sun we cannot penetrate beyond its outer surface, the photosphere, which emits the photons that make up the radiation we can see. So how can we find out what is inside it?
The Italian Ambassador to Spain, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, on behalf of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, has decorated Rafael Rebolo, Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and Romano Corradi, Director of the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC or Grantecan), with the distinction of "Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy" in recognition of the promotion of Spanish-Italian scientific collaboration. The ceremony took place on 21 July on board the training ship Amerigo Vespucci, which set sail from the port of Genoa on 1 July for its second round-the
Yesterday, in the Noble Hall of the Town Hall of the municipality of La Orotava (Tenerife), took place the award ceremony of the Villa de La Orotava Science Fair Awards, a recognition to people and institutions that are committed to outreach and scientific research. In this first edition, the award in the outreach category went to the journalist and writer Carmen del Puerto, who has been in charge of communications at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) for more than three decades. She was joined by the parasitologist Basilio Valladares (Research Award) and the physicist and
Nine internationally renowned specialists in the field of astrophysics have participated this year in the "Visiting Researchers" programme of the Occident Foundation (formerly the Jesús Serra Foundation), spending a minimum of one month and up to three months at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). As in previous editions, the invited researchers have been able to work together with members of the scientific teams of the different lines of research of this institute. The "Visiting Researchers" programme aims to attract the presence of internationally renowned researchers to
