El Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) celebró el jueves 14 de agosto su tradicional Jornada de Puertas Abiertas dirigida a los vecinos y las vecinas de la Villa de Garafía, en La Palma, alcanzando su 40ª edición. Esta iniciativa, que se desarrolla desde los primeros años de funcionamiento del Observatorio, forma parte de la programación de las Fiestas Patronales del municipio palmero. El evento fortalece los vínculos entre la comunidad local y el personal científico, técnico y laboral que trabaja en las instalaciones. Adicionalmente, el IAC participó en las fiestas del municipio

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has achieved significant energy savings at the Teide Observatory (OT) after the installation, at the end of December 2024, of a total of 100 photovoltaic panels in the solar farm located in front of the residence. According to comparative data between January to June 2024 and the same period in 2025, the OT residence has reduced its electricity consumption by an average of 66.70%, while the observatory as a whole has recorded an average saving of 40.05% on its electricity bill. In only three months, the cost of the work has been amortised, which

The outreach program "Our Students and the ORM," (“ Nuestr@s Alumn@s y el ORM”) aimed at schools in La Palma, is celebrating its 15th edition and is commemorating its 15th anniversary with unanimous recognition from its user community. This consolidated initiative of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC) has concluded this academic year with 100% satisfaction from the schools in La Palma that participated in this edition. This program seeks to bring font-line science and technology to the island's younger generations by involving

A crucial step forward has been taken in the development of the European Solar Telescope (EST). The preliminary design of three core software systems— the Control System, the Adaptive Optics Real-Time Controller (AO RTC), and the Data Centre — has passed a rigorous international review, confirming their readiness to move into the next phase of development. In early July, the EST software engineering team submitted a detailed set of design documentation for evaluation as part of the Software Preliminary Design Review (SPDR), focusing on the telescope’s Control System, including Adaptive

Este martes, 29 de julio, un grupo de escolares saharauis del programa “ Vacaciones en Paz ” y sus familias de acogida de Tenerife han disfrutado de una jornada de actividades divulgativas organizada por la Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3) del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), junto con la Asociación Canaria de Amistad con el Pueblo Saharaui (ACAPS) y el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC, Museos de Tenerife). Esta acción se realiza en el marco de las actividades de verano del proyecto “Amanar: bajo el mismo cielo”, una iniciativa que busca incentivar el interés

The new infrared spectrograph NIRPS, built with the participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and installed on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, has achieved its first scientific results, with four articles published today in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics and one more accepted for publication. The data confirm its ability to detect Earth-like planets in the infrared for the first time with a precision better than one metre per second. One of the papers, led by IAC researcher Alejandro Suárez Mascareño, confirms the presence of a