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This section includes scientific and technological news from the IAC and its Observatories, as well as press releases on scientific and technological results, astronomical events, educational projects, outreach activities and institutional events.

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  • Delegación del proyecto NATE durante su presentación en el Instituto Cervantes de Rabat
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    El proyecto NATE continúa con jornadas divulgativas en centros escolares de Marruecos y de trabajo en el Instituto Cervantes de Rabat
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) continúa con las actividades divulgativas del proyecto NATE ( North African Telescope Eclipse ) en torno a los eclipses total de Sol de los años 2026 y 2027. Así, esta semana una delegación del proyecto, encabezada por el director del IAC, Valentín Martínez Pillet, se ha trasladado a Marruecos para compartir la fascinación que nos inspiran los eclipses con alumnado de los colegios españoles de Casablanca y Rabat, como anticipo del gran evento que tendrá lugar el 12 de agosto de 2027. Junto a Martínez Pillet, el responsable del proyecto NATE
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  • A colour composite image of IC 1101, based on data from the Wide Field Camera (WFC) on the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT)
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    An IAC study measures the exact size of the largest known galaxy
    How large can a galaxy grow? This is the question behind a new study led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), in which an international team of astronomers has measured, with unprecedented precision, the size of IC 1101, considered the largest known galaxy in the Universe. The study has been published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. The result confirms that this cosmic giant is even larger than previously thought. The main body of IC 1101 reaches a diameter of around 1.7 million light-years, approximately 10 times the size of the Milky Way. If it were placed between our galaxy and
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  • Jornadas 'Proteger la Noche. Contaminación lumínica y biodiversidad'
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    El IAC participa en unas jornadas sobre contaminación lumínica y su impacto en la biodiversidad nocturna
    La actividad, organizada por la Sociedad de Promoción y Desarrollo Económico de La Palma (SODEPAL) con la colaboración del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y SEO/BirdLife Canarias, forma parte de AstroFest La Palma 2026 y abordará los efectos de la iluminación artificial sobre el medioambiente y, especialmente, sobre las aves marinas El Palacio Salazar de Santa Cruz de La Palma acogerá el próximo 2 de octubre las jornadas 'Proteger la Noche. Contaminación lumínica y biodiversidad ', una actividad organizada por SODEPAL , con financiación del área de Turismo del Cabildo de La Palma
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  • Nicolas Lodieu standing beside the screen during his presentation on the SELF telescope at the CHASES 2026 conference
    The IAC presents the SELF telescope in Italy, a prototype to advance the search for life on exoplanets
    Nicolas Lodieu, a scientist working on the SELF project at the Laboratory for Innovation in Optomechanics (LIOM), presented the progress made on this experimental telescope at the international CHASES 2026 conference. SELF is designed to validate technologies for the direct observation of worlds beyond the Solar System. The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has presented the progress made on the SELF (Small ExoLife Finder) telescope at the international Charting the Future of Stellar and Exoplanet Spectroscopy (CHASES 2026) conference. SELF is a technological prototype developed to
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  • LPQI-Pathfinder
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    The IAC is pioneering a new way of observing the universe by linking telescopes at Roque de los Muchachos with quantum technology
    A meeting brought together scientists, technologists and institutional representatives to present the latest developments in the La Palma Quantum Interferometer (LPQI) project, outline its next steps and analyse the potential of quantum technologies to drive science, innovation and sustainable development on La Palma. As part of the La Palma Quantum Interferometer (LPQI) project, scientists, technologists and institutional representatives met from 8 to 10 September at IACTEC in La Laguna (Tenerife) to hold the LPQI Workshop 2026, an event at which the latest advances were presented and the
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  • Official poster of the 2nd UNDARK Workshop, “Astrophysical Probes of Dark Sectors Using Gamma-Ray Observations”, held from 28 September to 2 October 2026.
    UNDARK brings together researchers to explore the frontiers of the dark UniversE
    UNDARK continues its programme of scientific activities with a new workshop bringing together researchers to discuss some of the key questions at the frontiers of cosmology, astrophysics, and particle physics. The meeting provides a space for scientific exchange and discussion around the fundamental challenges involved in understanding the dark Universe, from the nature of dark matter and dark energy to their implications for our current picture of the cosmos. The opening day featured contributions from Alicia and Daniela, whose presentations introduced different perspectives and research
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