He takes over from Francisco Sánchez, Founding Director of the public research body Until to his naming as Director, Rebolo led several research groups at the Institute At its last meeting, the Governing Board of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) named Rafael Rebolo as the new Director of the pubic research body to succeed Francisco Sánchez. Attending the Board meeting, chaired by Paulino Rivero (President of the Local Government of the Canary Islands),  were Carmen Vela (Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation) and Juan María Vázquez Rojas (Director General

Tomorrow, 2 August, the Board of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)  will hold a meeting  that will mark an historical moment for the Institute with the appointment of its new Director from a shortlist of candidates chosen by an international Selection Committee of astrophysicists, an unusual and novel procedure for Spain. Further information: Spanish press release

The international SDSS-III collaboration, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is a participant, publishes observations of 60 000 stars in our Galaxy. Further information: Spanish press release

The popular children’s entertainer stars in an outreach programme this summer and will show the youngest viewers how to work on a telescope. Further information: Spanish press release

Natalia Ruiz Zelmanovitch

The GLORIA project provides public access to the first of its 17 robotic telescopes: The Open Outreach Solar Telescope (with the Spanish acronynm TADS), located at the Teide Observatory and owned by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). Further information: IAC Spanish press release