Los ponentes de las acciones formativas, Nayra Rodríguez Eugenio (arriba) y Alfred Rosenberg (abajo), durante charlas y talleres impartidos en cursos de formación de profesorado previos. Crédito: IAC.
A study published today in Nature Astronomy , in which a researcher from the IAC has participated, outlines the discovery of an extremely rare type of binary system composed of two high mass white dwarfs. The two stars are so close together that they will eventually collide resulting in a supernova explosion which, due to its proximity to the Earth, will appear ten times brighter than the Moon. Type 1a supernovae are a class of cosmic explosion often used as "standard candles" to measure the expansion of the Universe. They occur when a white dwarf exceeds the Chandrasekhar mass - the limit
El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) ha sido distinguido por la Delegación del Gobierno en Canarias con uno de los reconocimientos entregados durante el acto de conmemoración del 47 aniversario de la Constitución española de 1978, celebrado este 6 de diciembre y presidido por el delegado del Gobierno en Canarias, Anselmo Pestana. La Delegación del Gobierno ha reconocido la labor del IAC, que celebra su 40 aniversario, en virtud del artículo 44.2 de la Constitución Española, por su fundamental contribución a la promoción de la ciencia y la investigación científica y técnica en
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) invites the public to visit the Teide Observatory (Izaña, Tenerife) during the weekend of 21 and 22 June, coinciding with the week of the summer solstice. The activity is part of its Open Days, a free science outreach initiative organised by the Observatory itself together with the IAC's Scientific Communication and Culture Unit (UC3). Over two days, those attending will be able to tour some of the most important scientific facilities at the centre, learn how they work from the technical and research staff, and make live solar observations. Each
