From 3 to 23 November, researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will bring astronomy to the public in the form of multiple activities, workshops and talks on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
On 3 and 4 June, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is holding a new meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the consultative body responsible for reviewing the centre’s scientific, technological and strategic activities and for making recommendations for its future development. Over the course of these two days, the IAC’s management will present to the committee members an overview of the institution’s key achievements in research, technological development, scientific infrastructure management, and training, communication and outreach activities. It will also
On 11 August, the CTAO LST Collaboration and the MAGIC Collaboration released remarkable findings from observations of OP 313, the most distant very high-energy blazar ever recorded. The paper, published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics , presents in-depth observations conducted with the prototype Large-Sized Telescope (LST-1) and the MAGIC telescopes at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma, Spain. This comprehensive study follows the discovery of the source at very high energies by the LST-1 in December 2023, announced, at that time, via an Astronomer's Telegram (ATel)
A delegation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), led by its Director, Valentín Martínez Pillet, is attending the Big Science Industry Forum Spain 2025 (BSIFS2025), the main national meeting dedicated to the Big Science Industry, on 3 and 4 December. The team is presenting the centre’s scientific and technological advances and strengthening strategic links with companies, technology centres and international scientific infrastructures. The IAC strengthens its presence at Spain’s largest Big Science Industry forum The Big Science Industry Forum Spain 2025, organised by CDTI
