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    The IAC confirms its commitment to technology transfer
    After the first “European Workshop on Technology and Knowledge Generated by Astrophysics” the director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Rafael...
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    The IAC confirms the existence of a Super-earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like Star
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable...
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    The IAC continues to track asteroid 2024 YR4 to refine the probability of impact in 2032
    The Solar System research group at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is participating in the international programme to keep a closet track of...
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    The IAC contributes to more accurate mapping of the Universe through Euclid data
    The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission released its first batch of survey data, including a preview of its deep fields. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
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    The IAC convenes its Scientific Advisory Committee to assess the centre’s scientific and technological activities
    On 3 and 4 June, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is holding a new meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the consultative body...
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    The IAC describes its lines of research in five videos
    Solar Physics is the first of the audiovisual films produced by this research centre in astrophysics, funded by the Severo Ochoa Programme
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    The IAC develops its first photonic chip for the astrophysical instrumentation
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has put itself on the frontier of astrophysical technology by developing the first integrated photonic circuit designed...
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    The IAC discovers a new super-Earth in a nearby planetary system
    An international scientific team led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has identified a new super-Earth orbiting the star HD 176986, a K-type...
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    The IAC discovers a pair of stars condemned to explode as a supernova only 150 light years away
    A study published today in Nature Astronomy , in which a researcher from the IAC has participated, outlines the discovery of an extremely rare type of binary...