Astronomers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), using the 2-meter robotic Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) at the Teide Observatory, have obtained the deepest optical images ever taken of Malin 2, one of the largest and faintest spiral galaxies in the Universe. These ultra-deep observations have revealed previously unseen structures, including several diffuse stellar emissions and a striking, elongated spiral-like feature, hinting at past interactions with other galaxies. The team has also identified a potential ultra-diffuse dwarf galaxy (UDG) about 400,000 light-years from
Representantes de la Fundación Mujeres por África visitaron hoy la sede del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias en La Laguna, en un encuentro institucional centrado en el programa Ciencia por Mujeres , iniciativa que impulsa la investigación y el liderazgo científico femenino africano. El director del programa Ciencia por Mujeres, Juan Algar , la coordinadora del programa, María Almela , y la técnica de proyectos, Emma Garcia Taboadela , fueron recibidos por el director del IAC, Valentín Martínez Pillet , y por el coordinador de investigación del IAC, Jonay I. González Hernández . Durante
The renowned researcher, invited by the IAC as part of the Fundación Occident Visiting Researchers programme, will analyse the unresolved questions that still surround the origin and evolution of the Universe. On 10 July, at 17:00, the Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos will host the public lecture “Cosmology: the nightmare of contemporary Physics?”, delivered by the distinguished astronomer and cosmologist Julio Navarro, Professor at the University of Victoria, in Canada. The event forms part of his stay at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) within the Fundación Occident Visiting
