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

Galileo Galilei

Milky way

News

  • Esquema del interior del Sol que muestra la tacoclina, la capa de transición donde se origina gran parte de su actividad magnética
    Researchers from the IAC and the ULL achieve the most accurate measurement to date of a key layer inside the Sun
  • Participants in the EDUCADO Training School on Astro–AI and Machine Learning
    Three European Doctoral Networks Join Forces in Ghent for the "Third EDUCADO Training School on Astro–AI and Machine Learning"
  • Artist's impression of the Gran Telescopio Canarias observing a Little Red Dot.
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias observes the closest “Little Red Dot,” shedding light on how the first black holes grew
  • Halos de materia oscura en la simulación Uchuu
    The IAC participates in the development of a new ‘cosmic GPS’ that achieves the most accurate map of dark matter in the universe
  • Transfiere 2026, European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation.
    The IAC participates in Transfiere 2026 with institutional and technological presence
  • Recreación artística del sistema planetario HD 176986
    The IAC discovers a new super-Earth in a nearby planetary system

Events

Employment

  • Un contrato_Ingeniería_Especialidad Eléctrica_EST PS-2026-016
    Se convoca proceso selectivo para formalizar seis contratos laborales de duración indefinida (Artículo 23bis de la Ley 14/2011, de 1 de junio, de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación), fuera de
  • IAC POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP Stellar Populations 2026
    The IAC (Tenerife) invites applications for ONE postdoctoral contract to work on the project linked to the line of research “Traces of galaxy formation: stellar populations, dynamics and morphology”