CHEOPS, the new exoplanet mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) in coordination with Switzerland, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
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NewsThe CHEOPS mission, in which the IAC is participating, observes its first exoplanets
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NewsThe Clarke exobelt, a method to search for possible extraterrestrial civilizations
A new study published in the Astrophysical Journal by Hector Socas-Navarro, a researcher at the IAC, examines the possibility of detecting hypothetical...
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NewsThe Clarke exobelt, a method to search for possible extraterrestrial civilizations
A new study published in the Astrophysical Journal by Hector Socas-Navarro, a researcher at the IAC, examines the possibility of detecting hypothetical...
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NewsThe CLASP2 space experiment achieves an unprecedented map of the Sun’s magnetic field from the photosphere up to the base of the corona
Every day space telescopes provide spectacular images of the solar activity. However, their instruments are blind to its main driver: the magnetic field in the...
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NewsThe CLASP2.1 mission team receives a NASA award
The international team of the “Chromospheric LAyer Spectro-Polarimeter” (CLASP) space missions, which includes three scientists of the Instituto de Astrofísica...
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NewsThe comet NEOWISE from the Canaries
During the month of July we will be able to see comet c/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) with the naked eye from the Canaries and from the Peninsula.
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NewsThe committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site
The National Academy of Science of the United States presented, yesterday afternoon, its report Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the...
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NewsThe conference “Giving an impulse to Astrophysics in Spain: 50 years of doctoral theses” is inaugurated
This meeting of researchers linked to the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and its Observatories opened yesterday with a lectura by Francisco Sanchez...
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NewsThe conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn: astronomical event of the year
The astronomical event of the year took place on December 21st, a very close conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn which was broadcast on Internet in the channel of...