Arianna Di Cintio, a researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and a lecturer at the University of La Laguna, chaired the organisation of this event, which took place as part of the 17th Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA). The symposium attracted more than 75 participants at each of its four sessions, featured over 30 scientific presentations and welcomed six guest experts. The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has organised the first symposium of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA) dedicated to the computational modelling of galaxies and

The IACTEC building, in the Las Mantecas Science and Technology Park in La Laguna, is hosting the 11th International Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands (AEACI 2026) this week. This edition forms part of the Erasmus+ Astro-Journeys project, co-funded by the European Union, in which the IAC is participating alongside eight other institutions from France, Portugal, Germany and Greece. The aim of the project is to support the professional development of teachers, enabling them to design interdisciplinary, inclusive and research-based learning experiences, using astronomy as the

The Institute took part in the meeting held in Copenhagen with numerous contributions linked to astronomical instrumentation, precision engineering, space technologies and the development of new infrastructures for observing the Universe. The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) took part in SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2026, one of the leading international meetings dedicated to the development of telescopes, astronomical instrumentation and related technologies. The conference, held from 5 to 10 July in Copenhagen, Denmark, brought together more than 3,000

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the naming of asteroid (20747) Tanialepivert in honour of Tania Le Pivert Jolivet, a postdoctoral researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), for her contributions to the study of primitive asteroids. The scientist thus joins the group of researchers affiliated with the IAC who have an asteroid named after them. Tania Le Pivert Jolivet, a postdoctoral researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has been honoured with one of the most unique accolades a person dedicated to the study of the Solar System

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has successfully completed a technological milestone of great significance: the “Redundancy of the RedIRIS Tenerife–La Palma Maritime and Terrestrial Optical Network” project. This new and robust optical communications network guarantees the continuity of the data highways for the Canary Islands’ observatories — the Teide Observatory (OT) in Tenerife and the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) in La Palma — ensuring their connectivity in the event of any technical or environmental contingency. This achievement is the result of a joint