Los ponentes de las acciones formativas, Nayra Rodríguez Eugenio (arriba) y Alfred Rosenberg (abajo), durante charlas y talleres impartidos en cursos de formación de profesorado previos. Crédito: IAC.
From 13 to 17 April 2026, the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) hosted the ExGal-Twin 2nd Radio Astronomy School and 2nd Project Meeting, key activities of the European project ExGal-Twin, coordinated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). The event brought together researchers, students and technical staff from the IAC and the partner institutions: the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute (University of Groningen), the Institute for Computational Cosmology (Durham University), and the Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg (CNRS), reinforcing scientific collaboration and
The National Hub of Excellence in Quantum Communications held its general meeting on 10 and 11 February at the IACTEC building, located in the Tenerife Science and Technology Park. The event brought together representatives from Spain’s leading public institutions in the field of quantum technologies, consolidating the coordinated efforts undertaken within this strategic initiative. On Tuesday, 10 February, the programme addressed the Hub’s strategic vision within the national and European context, highlighting its alignment with Spain’s Quantum Technologies Strategy (2025–2030) and with
El sistema telescópico de defensa planetaria ATLAS-Teide, instalado en el Observatorio del Teide por el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y parte de la red de telescopios ATLAS , detectó el pasado 11 de agosto a las 2:20 hora canaria un pequeño asteroide que pasó muy cerca de la Tierra tan sólo un día después, en la madrugada del 12 de agosto de 2026 (a la 1:50 hora Canaria). El objeto, designado oficialmente como 2026 PC6 por el Minor Planet Center, mide unos 10 metros, aproximadamente el tamaño de una guagua, y sobrevoló nuestro planeta pasando a tan solo 14.573 kilómetros de
