IAC NEWS, 1-2004. "Venus Transit". Summary: A week of Science in La Palma. Prince of Asturias" Nebula. Meeting of the Governing Council. The fullerenes and the interstellar medium. Simplifying electronics. New ultra-cold neighbours. How does the environment affect the formation of galaxies? The magnetism of the non-magnetic Sun. Together or not? Is there any connection between the structure of galaxies and their stellar content? Neat and Linear comets. Link to SMART-1. The birth of a star. Brown dwarfs. The Sun through THEMIS. Robotic telescopes. Inauguration of SuperWASP in La Palma. SUPERWASP: The problems of an inauguration ceremony by remote control. 25 years of international agreements. Interviews to: Antonio Dobado, José Manuel Sánchez Ron, Pedro Sanhueza and Juan Luis Arsuaga. The Faculty of Physics of the ULL. JAD Executive Committee Meeting. Meeting of "RadioNet". Visits by astronauts Miguel López Alegría and Pedro Duque. The transit of Venus. Competition "When the Moon Hides". Contest "Kdams for Sciences? Photocosmic" Contest. Conferences and Courses. AULA 2004. Quasars. The speed of light. The supernova of the Anasazi.