The free-registration initiative brings together specialists from research centres, universities, institutions and companies at IACTEC on 2 and 3 July to address the role of astrophysics as a scientific, technological and economic driver. The IACTEC building, located in the Las Mantecas Technology Park in La Laguna, is hosting from today until tomorrow, 3 July, the course "Astrophysics as a science and driver of economic development". The initiative forms part of the Summer Courses of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in San Lorenzo de El Escorial and, for the first time, is being

Scientific staff from the Institute will present around thirty scientific contributions, including eight invited talks, at the annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is taking part this week in the annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS 2026), the largest European conference dedicated to astronomy and astrophysics, which is being held from 29 June to 3 July at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland. The event brings together thousands of specialists, approximately 1,400 participants

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has obtained its first ERC Proof of Concept Grant, a European Research Council (ERC) grant aimed at promoting the transfer of results derived from excellent research projects. The funding has been awarded to the SubstellarLLM project, led by Eduardo L. Martín Guerrero de Escalante, IAC researcher and principal investigator of the ERC Advanced Grant SUBSTELLAR. ERC Proof of Concept Grants aim to maximise the value of ERC-funded research by supporting activities that help verify the innovation, commercialisation or societal impact potential of

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is taking part in an international study, published in the journal "Science", which provides the first conclusive evidence of a planet’s influence on the behaviour of its star. The results have made it possible to detect and estimate the strength of the magnetic field of the exoplanet GJ 436 b, opening up a new avenue for studying the habitability of planets outside the Solar System. Magnetic fields play a fundamental role in the habitability of planets. On Earth, the magnetic field acts as a shield against the solar wind and contributes to the

On Tuesday, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) held a workshop at the Museum of Science and the Cosmos in Tenerife (Spain), focused on promoting successful participation in the European Research Council (ERC) calls for proposals under the European Horizon Europe framework programme, the European Union’s main instrument for funding research and innovation. The event, organised as part of the Alpha Star project (funded by the Spanish State Research Agency Ref. GPE2025-001690-P), brought together research staff from the IAC and other organisations within the regional R&D ecosystem