An international team of astronomers, in which researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias are taking part, share the intricate and delicate beauty of the classical nebula Messier 87, showing unprecedented detail, which gives a fascinating view of this celestial wonder.

9 institutions from 7 European countries today signed the documents for this organization, which will prepare the way towards the future construction of the European Solar Telescope (EST) One of the main aims of the EST is to improve our understanding of the Sun by observing its magnetic fields in unprecedented detail Representatives from 8 institutions in 7 European countries, among which are the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) this morning in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, signed the founding documents of the Canary

Members of the different institutions that make up the International Scientific Committee (CCI) of the Canary Islands Observatories met last Tuesday, 31 October, in the island of La Palma. The meeting was attended by Rafael Rebolo, Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and Casiana Múñoz, Deputy Director of the IAC. The CCI is the committee created in the International Agreements that established the Canary Islands Observatories for an effective participation of the User Institutions in the adoption of decisions related to the use and improvement of the observatories