News

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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Inauguration of the ARTEMIS telescope at the Teide Observatory Press release
New Earths discovered around a very small star Press release
Tres alumnas del programa Canarias Masterclass comparten una jornada en el IAC Press release
Nearly 2,000 people visited the Teide Observatory during the Open Days 2019 Press release
The president of the Italian National Astrophysics Institute visits the IAC Photomontage
The atmosphere of a new ultra hot Jupiter is analysed Press release
Open Days 2019 at the Teide Observatory Press release
Fast and furious: detection of powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole from La Palma Press release
Takaaki Kajita: “The detection of gamma-rays with the CTA will be the key to discovering new sources of neutrino emission” Interview
The mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter: solved! Press release
Registration for the V International Summer Course "Astronomy Adventure in the Canary Islands" is now open Press release
The IAC celebrates its Day of Science Press release
The project “CosmoLAB: the solar system as a laboratory in the classroom” is one year old Press release
Low-frequency gravity waves in blue supergiants Research news
The IAC and ESA sign an agreement to widen the programmes of connection and transmission of optical data at the Teide Observatory Press release
The surface of asteroid Bennu: dark, rough and dense with boulders Research news
Anomalous microwave emission detected from the Taurus Molecular Cloud with the QUIJOTE experiment Research news
Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107 Research news
The CTA and the IAC celebrate the International Day of Light with an outreach day in Garafía Press release
Back to the Lithium Plateau with the [Fe/H] < -6 star J0023+0307 Research news
Spiral-shaped wavefronts in a sunspot umbra Research news
Spiral-shaped winds in old stars reveal presence of a partner Research news
Visit of the Vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Press release
Wayne Rosing visits the IAC and the Canary Observatories Press release
El IAC canta el Himno a la Alegría Press release
Astronomers open the way to the hearts of the blue supergiants Press release
The Gran Telescopio Canarias is participating in a programme to monitor potentially dangerous asteroids Press release
A system of globular clusters in the disc of a galaxy detected for the first time Press release
“GALACTICA”: the biggest panorama of the Milky Way is complete Press release
CLASP-2: investigating the magnetic solar chromosphere by means of telescopes launched into space with NASA suborbital rockets Press release
Intracluster light: a luminous tracer for dark matter in clusters of galaxies Research news
Nuevos directores para la Fundación Starlight y el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos Press release
Anomalous microwave emission detected from the Taurus Molecular Cloud Press release
The HiPERCAM camera of the Gran Telescopio Canarias reveals new details about the oldest stars in the Milky Way Press release
The Canary Islands Observatories visit the European Parliament Press release
50 years of doctoral theses Press release
The “100 Square Moons” exhibition inaugurated in Tokyo Press release
Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star Press release
La exposición “100 Lunas cuadradas” viaja a Japón y a Bruselas Press release
Pablo Casado visita el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release
Journey to the Big Bang through the lithium of a Milky Way star Press release
The IAC, re-elected to the Science Lab of Microsoft's Azure computer network Press release
Santa Cruz gives prestige and protagonism to the work of women in the world of science Press release
Rough, dense with boulders and low albedo surface of Bennu revealed through images of NASA OSIRIS-REx mission Press release
Discovery of Stars Surrounded by Iron Dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud Research news
El Equinoccio de Primavera desde el dolmen de Lácara Press release
GTC discovers a new Einstein cross Press release
“The Lost Honour of Henrietta Leavitt” now on the IAC video channels Press release
“Las mujeres somos parte de CTA; gran parte de su ciencia se hace gracias a nosotras” Interview
Olga Atanackovic: “Numerical methods in radiative transfer can also be used in many other fields, like engineering and industry” Interview
GRANTECAN opens its doors to its observing nights Press release
MACARENA GARCÍA MARÍN: “Queremos que los científicos del IAC y la comunidad europea en general utilicen el James Webb” Interview
BEGOÑA VILA: “El James Webb es un telescopio para todos, para toda la Humanidad” Interview
The Gran Telescopio Canarias will observe binary asteroid Didymos, main target of the ESA Hera space mission Press release
The new IATec building is inaugurated in La Laguna Press release
Old stars live longer than we thought Press release
A new chapter in the series “Girls who broke a glass ceiling looking at the sky” Press release
Reunión del proyecto GOYA en La Laguna Press release
Encourage scientific and technological vocations among younger women Press release
Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107 Press release
Protegiendo el cielo, el entorno y el agua de La Palma Press release
Contracts for those newly qualified in “Formación Profesional” Press release
Making the Hubble’s deepest images even deeper Press release
Stars shrouded in iron dust Press release
Casiana Muñoz -Tuñón, new Deputy Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release
New data about spiral waves detected in sunspots Press release
A galaxy which outshines the rest Press release
“Supereclipse” Press release
A new, potentially inhabitable super-Earth Press release
A giant interstellar bubble being grown in the Andromeda Galaxy Press release
2019 Calendar "100 square moons" Press release
Quadrantids, start the year with good wishes! Press release
Quadrantids, start the year with good wishes! General
ROMANO CORRADI: “One of the best telescopes in the world had to be in one of the best sites in the world for observing the sky”
ROMANO CORRADI: “One of the best telescopes in the world had to be in one of the best sites in the world for observing the sky” Press release
HARMONI pases its design revisión and will be the spectrograph on the future ELT Press release
HARMONI pases its design revisión and will be the spectrograph on the future ELT
Tecnología astrofísica aplicada a la Medicina Press release
Astronomers find a way to “see” the distribution of dark matter in clusters of galaxies Press release
The Saturn Nebula reveals its complexity
The Saturn Nebula reveals its complexity Press release
MuSCAT2 to find Earth-like habitable planets in the TESS era Press release
Calendario astronómico 2019 Press release
The present and future of research with the GTC Press release
BigSkyEarth Conference: AstroGeoInformatics Press release
The present and future of research with the GTC Press release
The VI Conference “Science with the Gran Telescopio Canarias” opens Press release
VI Conference on Science with the GTC Press release
Helium signal reveals the comet-like tail of exoplanet WASP-69b for the first time Press release
Helium signal reveals the comet-like tail of exoplanet WASP-69b for the first time Press release
Rafael Rebolo, galardonado con uno de los Premios Nacionales de Investigación Científica Press release
Geminids 2018, the last big meteor shower of the year Press release
80ª reunión del Comité Científico Internacional en La Laguna Press release
A Sun more complex than expected Press release
The IAC confirms its commitment to technology transfer
The IAC confirms its commitment to technology transfer Press release
The CTA-North Observatory: a network of opportunities for Spanish industry
The CTA-North Observatory: a network of opportunities for Spanish industry Press release
An amateur astronomer discovers a dwarf galaxy Press release
An amateur astronomer discovers a dwarf galaxy Press release
A Sun more complex than expected General
From Astrophysics to Society Press release
An award for the audiovisual series “The IAC investigates” Press release
Un noviembre lleno de Ciencia Press release
From Astrophysics to Society Press release
Desde la Astrofísica a la sociedad General
Nuestro vecindario solar se llena de planetas General
"Volcanic" supernovas which enrich the interstellar medium Press release
Our solar neighbourhood is full of planets Press release
Our solar neighbourhood is full of planets Press release
The dance of the small galaxies that surround the Milky Way Press release
La Palma hosts the meeting of the Board of the CTA Observato General
Cosmic fireworks from a new gamma-ray binary Press release
Cosmic fireworks from a new gamma-ray binary Press release
La Palma hosts the meeting of the Board of the CTA Observatory Press release
The dance of the small galaxies that surround the Milky Way Press release
Galaxies like Russian dolls Press release
Galaxies like Russian dolls Press release
The Winter School of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias on Big Data Comes to a Close Press release
El rentable legado de una ley única en el mundo Press release
El IAC participará en la Feria de la Ciencia de La Orotava con la Misión Alisios 1 Press release
Big Data: its use in real life Press release
Aluminium oxide found in an Ultra Hot Jupiter Press release
El valor del cielo de La Palma Press release
Geminids 2018, the last big meteor shower of the year General
More than 80 participants from the whole world will attend the IAC Winter School on Big Data Press release
First images of asteroid Bennu obtained by the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft Press release
30 years protecting the Canary sky Press release
Two stars so close that they are almost touching found inside a planetary nebula Press release
Astrophysics in the Canaries generates 3.5 euros for every euro invested Press release
Astrophysics in the Canaries generates 3.5 euros for every euro invested Press release
Four years with SONG Press release
Close of the International Conference on the cosmic background radiation in Tenerife Press release
Astronomers propose a new method for detecting black holes Press release
Astronomy returns to the Canary classrooms Press release
International Conference on the cosmic microwave background radiation in Tenerife Press release
Sextans: the smallest cannibal galaxy discovered until now Press release
Frontiers of Astroparticle Physics Press release
LST1: a new telescope that shines in the summit of La Palma Press release
Inauguration of the LST-1 telescope on La Palma Press release
Galactic Archaeology Press release
The Environmental footprint of Artificial Lighting Press release
The faint glow of cosmic hydrogen Press release
The Law of the Sky is 30 years old Press release
A date with Science in Macaronesia Press release
A biography of possibly the first Canary astronomer will be presented, based on the discovery of a set of mysterious old exercise books in the library of the IAC Press release
Stars from the world of literature “touch the sky” at the La Palma Observatory Press release
The only known white dwarf orbited by planetary fragments has been analyzed Press release
Dolmens and the Equinox Press release
The IAC collaborates in the first Hispanoamerican Festival of Authors in La Palma Press release
OTELO reveals a population of “ghost galaxies” in the Universe Press release
Night CAT call for proposals 2019A General
Meeting on seismology in the solar atmosphere Press release
Reseachers find out why a supermassive black hole appears to move Press release
A lower limit to the accretion disc radius in the active galactic nucleus NGC 1052 Research news
VALENTÍN MARTÍNEZ PILLET: "The DKIST and EST telescopes will contribute to predict solar magnetic storms" Interview
Perseids 2018, a spectacle in the sky Press release
After the Kepler supernova explosion, no survivors were left behind Press release
Un verano más, el IAC abre sus puertas a la formación de profesorado Press release
Two young researchers with doctorates from the IAC and ULL are proposed for the Nature Research Awards Press release
New data from the Planck space mission give support to the current model of the universo Press release
Primeras imágenes y secuencias de la Luna Roja desde Namibia y Tenerife Press release
A young IAC scientist wins a distinguished prize from the European Physical Society Press release
Comienza el curso “Acércate al Cosmos” Press release
Anuncio del puesto de Subdirector del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release
Total Lunar Eclipse Press release
The energetic youth of the dwarf galaxies that surround us Press release
One of the densest clusters of galaxies in the universe is revealed Press release
The MAGIC telescopes help to uncover the origin of a cosmic neutrino Press release
PEDRO DUQUE “We will continue to support the Sky of the Canaries as a valuable factor for society” Press release
Researchers find organic material in the Antennae Galaxies Press release
Great researchers who have visited the IAC, at a click Press release
Tellurium is detected in one of its places of origin Press release
30th June, Asteroid Day Press release
Models for encouraging girls to get interested in science Press release
MAGIC celebrates its 15th anniversary Press release
Astronomers find a way to “see” the distribution of dark matter in clusters of galaxies Press release
MARIO VARGAS LLOSA: “We must bring literature closer to the stars!” Press release
The Solstice and Rome Press release
Representatives of the London School of Economics visit the IAC Press release
IV International Summer Course "Astronomy Adventure in the Canary Islands" Press release
Today, in the Sicilian town of Giardini Naxos (Italy) the first meeting on Science with the EST is starting Press release
Researchers discover a system with three Earth-sized planets Press release
European cooperation in multidisciplinary projects at the frontier of knowledge Press release
How solar prominences vibrate Press release
Researchers discover multiple alkali metals in unique exoplanet Press release
CosmoLAB: el Sistema Solar como laboratorio en el aula Press release
ALMA: in search of our cosmic origins Press release
Researchers from the UPC and the IAC discover one of the most massive neutron stars Press release
The Planck Space mission wins the Gruber Cosmology Prize Press release
20 years keeping an eye on R Aquarii Press release
10ª edición del DNC: un ejemplo de comunicación interna Press release
SPICA, a candidate for the next class M scientific mission of ESA Press release
The disc of the Milky Way is bigger than we thought Press release
Call for IAC-Nordic NOT proposals for semester 2018B General
Presentación en La Palma de la exposición “FEDER, mirando el cielo” Press release
The Eta Aquarids 2018, the first meteor shower in May Press release
Researchers at the IAC participate in the discovery of clusters of galaxies in the early universe Press release
The itinerant exhibition “FEDER looks at the sky” comes to La Palma Press release
A stellar first showing of the new film by Mateo Gil “The Laws of Thermodynamics” Press release