The hidden Universe: inauguration of the IAU Symposium
In the University of La Laguna today the conference of the International Astronomical Union about the diffuse light in the sky, organized by the Instituto de...
The HiPERCAM camera of the Gran Telescopio Canarias reveals new details about the oldest stars in the Milky Way
An international study, using the high-speed HiPERCAM camera, installed in the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), has determined for the first time the mass and...
The IAC aims to illuminate the dark side of the universe with the UNDARK project
UNDARK is a pioneering project led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) bringing together outstanding international institutions in the fields of...
The IAC and ESA sign an agreement to widen the programmes of connection and transmission of optical data at the Teide Observatory
By virtue of this agreement, signed today at ESA’s European Centre of Space Research and Technology (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, (The Netherlands), Tenerife will...
The IAC and February 11th, International Day of Women and Girls in Science
During the month of February, women researchers of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will take part in lectures, workshops and debates to publicize...
The IAC and the Gran Telescopio Canarias participate in the discovery of a supermassive black hole that is fading at an extraordinarily rapid rate
An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), has...
The IAC and the ULL participate in an unprecedented study with ALMA that reveals the Teenage Years of New Worlds
An international team, with participation from the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), have, for the first time...
The IAC and the ULL participate in the discovery of an unusual ‘stellar dance’ that could culminate in an explosion visible from Earth
A greedy white dwarf star in our own Milky Way galaxy is devouring its closest celestial companion at a rate never seen before, according to an international...
The IAC celebrates the 16th edition of ‘Our Science Day’, an internal meeting to share scientific and technological advances
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) today held the 16th edition of the ‘Our Science Day’, an annual internal event which brought together its...