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The international CTAO LST Collaboration , in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) plays a prominent role, released remarkable findings from observations of GRB 221009A—the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded. The results were published by the renowned journal The Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJ Letters) . The publication presents in-depth observations conducted in 2022 with the Large-Sized Telescope (LST ) prototype, the LST-1, during its commissioning phase at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) on the CTAO-North site in La Palma, Spain. TheAdvertised on -
El Lehendakari del Gobierno Vasco, Imanol Pradales Gil, y el presidente del Gobierno de Canarias, Fernando Clavijo Batle, han visitado las instalaciones del Observatorio del Teide del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) donde han sido recibidos por el director del centro, Valentín Martínez Pillet que ha estado acompañado por personal científico y técnico. Esta visita subraya el interés y la apuesta compartida por ambos gobiernos por la excelencia científica y la colaboración en proyectos de alta tecnología como los que abandera el IAC desde Canarias. Con dos de los observatorios másAdvertised on -
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias is designing and developing, as ordered by the Spanish company Thales Alenia Space , the adaptive optics which will be a parto f the ground station for the GARBO project, the first Spanish geostationary system for distributing quantum keys by satellite. This is a decisive step in the field of secure quantum communication on a large scale, and will strengthn the position of Spain, and of Europe at the Forefront of this technology. Within the framework of the project the IAC will lead the development of the adaptive optics systems, and will participateAdvertised on