Explosión de rayos gamma en una galaxia lejana

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En un Acto oficial organizado por la empresa pública "GRANTECAN, S.A.", hoy viernes, 2 de junio, a las 11:15h, S.A.R. el Príncipe de Asturias colocó la primera piedra del edificio del "Gran Telescopio CANARIAS" (GTC), en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), emplazado en el término
municipal de Garafía, en la isla de La Palma.

Don Felipe, Astrónomo de Honor del Instituto Astrofísico de Canarias y gran aficionado a la observación del cielo, destacó que "aventuras como ésta son las que hacen avanzar a los pueblos y los unen en la hermandad efectiva que la ciencia, por fortuna, es capaz de procurarles". Tras sus palabras, el Príncipe de Asturias introdujo en el lugar de la primera piedra un cilindro con un pequeño espejo hexagonal que reproduce cada uno de los 36 que formarán el gigantesco espejo principal del GTC, un proyecto de gran ciencia liderado por España.

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