El pasado lunes 17 de agosto, se celebró la tradicional Jornada de Puertas Abiertas de Garafía en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), dirigida a los vecinos y vecinas de la Villa, en la isla de La Palma. Con este evento, el IAC y las instituciones científicas instaladas en el ORM volvieron a sumarse a la programación de las Fiestas Patronales del municipio que acoge las instalaciones del Observatorio. El director del IAC, Valentín Martínez Pillet, agradeció la estrecha colaboración entre las entidades locales de La Palma

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its evolution. This finding extends our knowledge of our galaxy’s history 1.8 billion years farther back in time than before. The results were published today in the journal Nature Astronomy . The Milky Way today is a massive spiral galaxy home to hundreds of billions of stars. However, our galaxy wasn’t always so large; it has grown by

After months of work, the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC) successfully concluded its scientific, outreach, and educational program in Palencia, where thousands of people enjoyed the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. The program, designed jointly by the IAC and the Palencia City Council, filled the streets and theaters throughout the province. This historic event concluded with a high turnout. Thousands of people—including locals and visitors from all over the world—packed the viewing areas set up in Palencia to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical spectacle live. The