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Yesterday saw the start of the 10th International School Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands (AEACI 2024) which will be celebrated during the full week in the IACTEC building in La Laguna (Tenerife), and which 65 teachers from 23 countries are attending. This school, organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) together with other scientific and educational institutions, has reached its tenth anniversary, and has given training in the teaching of astronomy to 600 teachers from all over the world. With the title “Explore the Universe with us” the AEACI 2024 hasAdvertised on
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La reconocida astrofísica Jocelyn Bell ha sido reconocida con la quinta estrella del Paseo de la Ciencia de Santa Cruz de La Palma, reconociendo su labor en defensa de la igualdad y los descubrimientos realizados. Un reconocimiento que ha sido simbólicamente entregado por el presidente del Cabildo de La Palma, Sergio Rodríguez, en un acto en el que ha participado la subdirectora del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Eva Villaver y el director del Festival Starmus, Garik Israelian. La subdirectora del IAC agradeció a Bell el trabajo científico realizado en toda su carrera yAdvertised on
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This is the third “mini-Moon” with lunar-like material identified as part of the Arjuna asteroid belt, where objects follow similar orbits around the Sun to that of the Earth-Moon system. IAC, February 6, 2025. – Near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 orbits around the Sun following a trajectory very similar to that of the Earth-Moon system, and during two months of 2024, it accompained our Earth on its journey. This asteroid has material on its surface that was originated in the Moon, as it has been proved by a research led by the Insituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the UniversidadAdvertised on