News

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.

List view
Displaying 1 - 6 of 2957
Advertised on
  • “UNDARK 2026: Illuminating Cosmic Discord” TEAM
    News report
    Research news
    The Universe’s discrepancies could open the door to new physics
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), through the European UNDARK project and together with CERN, has brought together international experts in cosmology, astrophysics and theoretical physics to analyse some of the discrepancies that are challenging our current understanding of the Universe. The aim is to determine whether they arise from effects in the observations that are not yet fully understood, or whether they conceal unknown physical phenomena still waiting to be discovered. We know more about the Universe than at any other time in history, and we can measure some of its
    Advertised on
  • Representación artística de un exoplaneta en órbita retrógrada
    Press release
    Un exoplaneta ‘rebelde’ orbita en sentido contrario al de su estrella
    Gracias al espectrógrafo infrarrojo NIRPS, construido con participación del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, un equipo internacional dirigido por la Universidad de Ginebra ha podido identificar la órbita única del exoplaneta GJ 3090 b. Un equipo internacional, liderado por la Universidad de Ginebra (UNIGE) y en el que participa personal investigador del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), ha determinado la configuración orbital del exoplaneta GJ 3090 b utilizando el espectrógrafo NIRPS, construido con participación del IAC e instalado en el telescopio de 3,6 metros del
    Advertised on
  • IAC Logo
    Press release
    The IAC remains fully committed to the development of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory following the TMT decision
    On 18 September 2026, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) received a communication from the Executive Director of the TMT International Observatory (TIO) stating that its partners had been unable to reach the consensus required to accept the financial offer presented by the Ministry on 29 July to begin construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) on the island of La Palma. The proposal envisaged financing of up to €1 billion: a contribution from the Centre for the
    Advertised on
  • Acto de celebración del vigésimo aniversario del Máster en Astrofísica de la ULL
    Press release
    La ULL y el IAC celebran dos décadas del Máster en Astrofísica, uno de los posgrados más reconocidos de España
    El Departamento de Astrofísica de la Universidad de La Laguna celebra el vigésimo aniversario de su Máster en Astrofísica, una de las ofertas de posgrado más reconocidas de España en el ámbito de la Astrofísica y pionera en la implantación de los estudios oficiales de máster en la Universidad de La Laguna. Con motivo de este aniversario, el Aula Magna Blas Cabrera Felipe de la Facultad de Ciencias acogió un acto conmemorativo en el que se repasó la trayectoria de este programa, que durante las dos últimas décadas se ha convertido en un referente nacional e internacional en la formación de
    Advertised on
  • Collage showing the September 2026 cover of Astronomía magazine, pages from its UNDARK feature article, and science journalist Thomas Villa.
    General
    UNDARK Makes the Cover!
    The European project led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is featured on the cover of issue 327, the September 2026 edition of Astronomía magazine, with an extensive feature exploring the search for answers about the dark universe. We’re on the cover! And for UNDARK, this is a wonderful opportunity to bring some of the most fascinating questions in science today beyond laboratories and observatories and closer to society. Under the title “Shedding Light on the Dark Cosmos,” Astronomía dedicates its cover and an extensive eight-page feature to UNDARK ( Unravelling the Dark
    Advertised on
  • Participants at the COST NanoSpace Joint Scientific Meeting, held at the IACTEC building in La Laguna, Tenerife
    Press release
    IAC Hosts Final COST NanoSpace Scientific Meeting in Tenerife on Carbon Nanomaterials in Space
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will host the Final COST NanoSpace Joint Scientific Meeting (CA21126) from 15 to 17 September (at the IACTEC facilities). The international meeting will bring together researchers and innovators from different disciplines to study carbon-based molecular nanostructures in space and explore their potential applications. The COST Action NanoSpace brings together researchers from 67 countries, along with several industrial partners. It promotes a multidisciplinary approach to advancing our understanding of the physics and chemistry of carbon
    Advertised on