From 20 to 23 May, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) hosted the scientific meeting of the GATOS (Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey) collaboration, a meeting that brought together 30 leading international researchers to advance our knowledge of one of the most enigmatic phenomena in the universe: active galactic nuclei. GATOS is an international collaboration of 60 experts from institutions around the world, united by the common goal of deciphering the complex mechanisms that govern active galactic nuclei. The centres of galaxies harbour supermassive black holes that

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has opened the application period for the XXXVI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics , which will be held from 17 to 22 November 2025. This edition will focus on key optical technologies for astronomy, a field that is driving 21st-century discoveries about the Universe. Applications will be accepted until Friday, 13 June. The IAC’s Winter School is renowned for its educational approach and friendly atmosphere, encouraging direct interaction between students and experts from leading international institutions. This edition will welcome

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is once again participating in the Miniferias de la Ciencia y la Innovación en Canarias, reinforcing its commitment to popularising science and bringing astronomy closer to the Canarian public. Through its Scientific Communication and Culture Unit (UC3), the research centre is taking part in the activities organised in La Palma from 22 to 24 May. Become astro-detectives for a day Astrophysicists and popularisers Alfred Rosenberg and Alejandra Goded lead the activity ‘Astro-detectives: How do astrophysicists study the Universe?’, an interactive

As part of Open Government Week, which is being held from 19 to 25 May, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has organised open days at its facilities in La Laguna (Tenerife) to bring its research and technological activity closer to the public. This international initiative aims to promote the values of transparency, citizen participation and accountability in public administrations. The visits, in which dozens of people took part in different shifts, were held on Monday 19 May at the IAC headquarters and on Tuesday 20 May at the IACTEC building, the Institute's technological and

Next Friday, May 23, at 17:30, the Museum of Science and the Cosmos of Tenerife will host the popular science lecture "The James Webb Telescope: Highlights and Life Beyond Earth," delivered by the renowned British astronomer Martin Ward, Emeritus Temple Chevallier Professor of Astronomy at the University of Durham (UK) and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society . This event, organised as part of the European ExGal-Twin Project , will offer the public a unique opportunity to learn about the most significant advances made by the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful