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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.

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  • Cerro and Cristo del Otero, in Palencia
    On August 12, coinciding with the total solar eclipse that will be visible across much of Spain, the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC)—a world leader in solar physics—will bring together leading scientists in Palencia. Most of them are affiliated with the NATE project, spearheaded by the institute, and they will conduct their work in front of the public in what is set to become one of the most significant scientific and educational events to take place in the country. Thus, starting on the 10th, talks and workshops will be held at various locations throughout the city of
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  • Captura de pantalla de la herramienta interactiva "Un mundo de eclipses"
    La Sociedad Española de Astronomía presenta “Un mundo de eclipses”, un mapa digital que recoge más de 100 elementos del patrimonio cultural de todo el mundo, desde la antigüedad a la actualidad. Un recurso educativo abierto que conecta ciencia, historia, arte y tradición. El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participa en esta iniciativa con varias aportaciones dedicadas a los eclipses en el antiguo Egipto, el Imperio hitita y el mundo aborigen canario, además de una entrada elaborada con el Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio (Incipit-CSIC) sobre el eclipse asociado a la muerte del
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  • Imagen de las personas premiadas y los componentes de los distintos jurados del Premio Cosmos 2026 / IAC
    El Auditorio de la Fundación CajaCanarias acogió la ceremonia de entrega del Premio Cosmos 2026, una iniciativa internacional dedicada a fomentar la cultura científica, la lectura y el pensamiento crítico entre la juventud. El evento reunió a estudiantes, docentes, autores, divulgadores científicos y representantes institucionales en una jornada marcada por el diálogo entre ciencia y sociedad. El Premio Co smos es una iniciativa del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), impulsada por Jorge Martín Camalich y Claudia Guerrero en el marco del proyecto europeo UNDARK (Unravelling the Dark
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  • Cartel Charla Miguel Ángel Sánchez Conde
    El investigador Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Conde ofrecerá en el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos una conferencia divulgativa sobre cómo los rayos gamma pueden ayudar a descifrar uno de los mayores enigmas del Universo Santa Cruz de Tenerife, junio de 2026. El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) liderado por Jorge Martín Camalich, investigador del IAC y responsable de coordinar esta iniciativa acoge y organiza, junto a los proyectos UNDARK (Unravelling the Dark Universe from the Canary Islands Observatories), financiado por la Unión Europea, y DarkMaPs, financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia
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  • Dark galaxies in the Local Group
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna are leading an international study on dark galaxies. ULL PhD student Guacimara García Bethencourt, together with her thesis supervisors Arianna Di Cintio and Sébastien Comerón, both lecturers in the Department of Astrophysics at the ULL and researchers at the IAC, presents a pioneering study in Astronomy & Astrophysics on one of the most intriguing objects in modern astrophysics: dark galaxies, systems rich in gas and dark matter but incapable of forming stars, and therefore invisible to traditional telescopes
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  • Welcome to the meeting of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Science Programme Committee (SPC) with key representatives from the Tenerife Island Council, the ESA and the IAC
    On 10 and 11 June, the IACTEC facilities – the technology transfer and business collaboration hub of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC) – will host the meeting of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Science Programme Committee (SPC), the body responsible for deciding how funds allocated to ESA’s science programme should be managed and for what purposes. The meeting in Tenerife brings together representatives from the 23 ESA member states and specialists involved in the planning, selection and monitoring of the scientific projects that will shape European space science in the
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