An international team, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias participates, has succeeded in mapping for the first time the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of an exoplanet, that is a planet beyond the Solar System. This research, published today in Nature , has been able to discover very strong winds that carry chemical elements such as iron and titanium, which create certain weather patterns through the planet's atmosphere. This mapping opens the door to more comprehensive and detailed studies of the chemical composition and climate of other planets. Enric Pallé

El equipo de IACTEC-Espacio , la división del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) dedicada al desarrollo de tecnología espacial, participa esta semana como expositor en el Small Satellites & Services International Forum (SSSIF) 2025, celebrado en Málaga, consolidando su posición como referente en el sector espacial español. El evento, clave para la industria de pequeños satélites, está sirviendo de plataforma para presentar proyectos innovadores y establecer colaboraciones estratégicas en especial sobre los proyectos DRAGO, los instrumentos canarios con capacidad de detectar imágenes

The discovery of 2024 NP2 took place during the night of July 4th in images taken during the commissioning of the TST, a new telescope recently installed at the Teide Observatory. On July 4th the first regular observations were made in the commissioning of the Transient Survey Telescope (TST), an astronomical installation produced by a public-private collaboration between the IAC and the Canary company Light Bridges , at the Teide Observatory (Tenerife). The TST is a robotic telescope with a wide field. With a 1 metre telescope and a camera using an sCMOS detector at its prime focus, it can