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    The IAC secures a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant to study the evolution of Sun-like stars
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has been awarded a new ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for the MELODY project, led by researcher Savita Mathur. This grant, one of the most prestigious and competitive in European science, supports established researchers with outstanding track records and highly innovative proposals, with the aim of promoting frontier research capable of opening up new avenues of knowledge. MELODY’s main objective is to study the rotation and magnetic activity of Sun-like stars in order to understand in greater detail the physical
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    SCALE 2026 convierte Tenerife en epicentro internacional de la cosmología y la física fundamental
    El proyecto UNDARK del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias y el Instituto de Física Teórica organizaron SCALE 2026 — Strings & Cosmology: All Lengths Explored — un encuentro internacional centrado en la intersección entre la física fundamental y la cosmología, celebrado del 11 al 15 de mayo en el Hotel Landmar Playa La Arena. El congreso reunió a 115 investigadores e investigadoras de algunos de los principales centros internacionales especializados en física de partículas, teoría de cuerdas, gravedad y cosmología. SCALE 2026 nació con el objetivo de conectar comunidades científicas que
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  • Image of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), captured on 23 October from the Teide Observatory / Daniel López and Alfred Rosenberg (IAC)
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    A solar eclipse and the arrival of a comet will mark the 2026 astronomical calendar
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), through its Communication and Scientific Culture Unit (UC3) and in collaboration with the Museum of Science and the Cosmos (MCC), part of Tenerife Museums, publishes the astronomical events for the year 2026 in its traditional calendar. The year 2026 will be marked by a total solar eclipse on 12 August, which will not be visible from the Canary Islands, but will be 70 per cent partial. In addition, 2026 will see the arrival of new comets, meteor showers and other interesting astronomical events. The IAC's 2026 Calendar is illustrated with a
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