The observations of V404 Cygni, which went into outburst in 2015 after more than 25 years of quiescence, were made with the OSIRIS instrument on the Gran...
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NewsAstrophysicists from the IAC discover an intense wind in the neighbourhood of a black hole
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NewsBack to the Lithium Plateau with the [Fe/H] < -6 star J0023+0307
We present an analysis of the UVES high-resolution spectroscopic observations at the 8.2m VLT of J0023+0307, an extremely iron-poor dwarf star. We are unable to...
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DocumentBASES DE CONVOCATORIA-PS2021-091
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DocumentBASES DE CONVOCATORIA-PS2021-095
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NewsBBVA Foundation's president, Carlos Torres Vila, visits the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
The president of the BBVA Foundation, Carlos Torres Vila, visited the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Garafía, La Palma) to learn about the work being done...
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NewsBig Data to model the evolution of the cosmic web
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has led an international team which has developed an algorithm called COSMIC BIRTH to analyse large scale cosmic...
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NewsBlack holes modulate star formation in neighboring galaxies
Every massive galaxy hosts a black hole in its center. Both the size and the mass of these black holes is negligible compared to the host galaxy, millions of...
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NewsBlack-hole-regulated star formation in massive galaxies
The centres of massive galaxies are among the most exotic regions in the Universe. They harbour supermassive black holes, with masses of at least one million...
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NewsBlack-hole-regulated star formation in massive galaxies
The centres of massive galaxies are among the most exotic regions in the Universe. They harbour supermassive black holes, with masses of at least one million...