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.

  • Teresa Ribera at the Teide Observatory
    The third vice-president and acting minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, the government delegate in the Canary Islands, Anselmo Pestana, and the president of the Tenerife Island Council, Rosa Dávila, visited the Teide Observatory (OT) to receive information on the state of the facilities after the fire suffered last Sunday. The visit was attended by the director of the IAC, Rafael Rebolo, the head of telescopic operations, Álex Oscoz, and the head of instrumentation maintenance, Héctor Quintero. During the visit they checked that the fire did not cause any damage to the
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  • Logo of the IAC
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) informs that the terrible fire in Tenerife has been prevented from damaging the infrastructures of the Observatorio del Teide (OT). On 20 August, at about 15.00 hours, the fire that is ravaging Tenerife entered the OT through the watercourse bordering the Meteorological Observatory. The fire-fighting teams, which had been deployed in the area in anticipation of what might happen, reacted immediately and, although the fire progressed rapidly towards the Themis and Stella telescopes, damage to the facilities was avoided thanks to the intervention
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  • Lluvia de meteoros
    La noche del 12 al 13 de agosto, el canal sky-live.tv se desplazará hasta Extremadura para retransmitir el máximo de las Perseidas 2023 desde el Centro Internacional de Innovación Deportiva en el Medio Natural “El Anillo”, además de desde los Observatorios de Canarias, como una de las actividades de divulgación del proyecto Energy Efficiency Laboratories (EELabs).
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  • AESEMI - IAC
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) sumará su experiencia y conocimientos a la Asociación Española de Semiconductores ( AESEMI). La asociación continúa así aunando las piezas del ecosistema español de los semiconductores, una labor que facilitará las colaboraciones y sinergias. El IAC, acreditado por el Gobierno español como «Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa», es un organismo público de investigación español que gestiona dos de los mejores observatorios astronómicos del mundo. Administrativamente, es un Consorcio Público, integrado por la Administración General del Estado Español
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