El ciclo de divulgación “Del Cielo a la Tesis” regresa este mes de marzo para acercar el trabajo de los jóvenes investigadores del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) al público. En esta ocasión, la sesión se celebrará el próximo jueves 19 de febrero, en el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC) del Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros del Cabildo de Tenerife, y dará comienzo a las 17:00h. La jornada contará con dos ponencias, de media hora cada una, que abordarán temas clave de la astrofísica actual: desde la estructura a gran escala del Universo hasta el estudio detallado de
One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet between the size of Earth and Neptune within the orbit of Mercury — sizes and orbits absent from our solar system. These ‘ super-Earths' and ` sub-Neptunes’ are the galaxy's most common planets, but their formation has been shrouded in mystery. Now, an international team of astronomers has found a crucial missing link. By weighing four newborn planets in the V1298 Tau system, they've captured a rare snapshot of worlds in the process of transforming into the galaxy's most common
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has been honoured with the Canary Islands Diamond Award in the category of Business and Economic Innovation, a distinction granted by Canal 4 Tenerife as part of the first edition of these awards on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. The recognition is bestowed “in acknowledgement of its scientific excellence and its international projection from the Canary Islands” and highlights the IAC’s contribution to the development of a knowledge-based economy in the Archipelago. The IAC was selected as the winner following a jury evaluation process