I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night

Sarah Williams

LST
LST – Giants for an extreme universe

News

  • Imagen de los cuatro LST instalados en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos / Daniel López
    El Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos alberga los cuatro telescopios que inician una nueva era en la exploración del universo extremo
  • Spanish representatives posing with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA, at the Spanish Pavilion during the International Astronautical Congress 2026 in Antalya.
    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias showcases its capabilities for small space missions in Antalya
  • The Evolution of the Universe from Cosmic Inflation to the Present Day
    Unraveling the mysteries of the early Universe with galaxy surveys
  • Diseño del telescopio. EST
    El Telescopio Solar Europeo (EST) recibe el estatus landmark de ESFRI
  • A colour composite image of IC 1101, based on data from the Wide Field Camera (WFC) on the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT)
    An IAC study measures the exact size of the largest known galaxy
  • LPQI-Pathfinder
    The IAC is pioneering a new way of observing the universe by linking telescopes at Roque de los Muchachos with quantum technology
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Events

  • 16 Nov 26
    27 Nov 26
    Upcoming
    Conference
    XXXVII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics
    00:00
    00:00
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Employment

  • Training contract for the professional practice
    Un Administrativo/a-Formación para la obtención de la práctica profesional.PS-2026-086
    Resolución de la Dirección del Consorcio Público Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias por la que se adjudica un contrato de un/a Administrativo/a prácticas, acogido a Convenio, en la modalidad de
  • Predocs
    THREE Predoctoral Contracts IAC FPI 2026 PS-2026-083
    The IAC (Tenerife, Spain) invites applications for THREE PhD fellowship in Astrophysics within the framework of the following projects: • PARTICIPATION OF IAC IN THE AMS EXPERIMENT (PIID2025-168939NB
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