Last night, the 5,000 fibre-optic ‘eyes’ of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) reached a major milestone, having fully covered the area originally planned for its map of the universe. Thus, DESI’s five-year programme has concluded ahead of schedule and with far more data than expected, resulting in the largest high-resolution 3D map of the universe ever produced. This map will enable researchers to explore dark energy, which accounts for 70% of the universe and drives its accelerated expansion. By comparing how galaxies were distributed in the past with their current
El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) estrena este viernes, 7 de noviembre, a las 21:30 horas su nuevo programa de radio de divulgación científica en La Radio Canaria, del grupo Radio Televisión Canaria (RTVC) bajo el nombre de Soñando Estrellas. El espacio tendrá una periodicidad semanal todos los viernes a esa hora, aunque también podrá disfrutarse en medios digitales. Esta acción forma parte del acuerdo de colaboración entre la entidad científica dirigida por Valentín Martínez Pillet, y el director de La Radio Canaria, Mayer Trujillo; y su arranque se inscribe en las actividades
The observation, carried out with the DRAGO-2 infrared camera, demonstrates the capability of technology developed by the IAC in the Canary Islands to detect and monitor hydrocarbon spills in the ocean The ALISIO-1 satellite, the first space mission of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has captured an oil slick associated with the tanker Caroline Bezengi, which is grounded near the Omani island of Al Qibiliya, in the Al Hallaniyat archipelago, in the Arabian Sea. The image, obtained on 22 September with the DRAGO-2 infrared camera, makes it possible to distinguish the extent of
