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

Sarah Williams

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News

  • 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
  • Nicolas Lodieu standing beside the screen during his presentation on the SELF telescope at the CHASES 2026 conference
    The IAC presents the SELF telescope in Italy, a prototype to advance the search for life on exoplanets
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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

  • 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
  • Predocs
    One Predoctoral Contract at the IAC CHRONOGAL PS-2026-084
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Tenerife, invites applications for ONE predoctoral research contract in Astrophysics within the project “ Chronology of our Galaxy from Gaia color
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