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    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias y la empresa tecnológica han firmado un protocolo general de actuación para el desarrollo conjunto de instrumentación avanzada en los rangos MWIR y LWIR . El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y la empresa de alta tecnología de imagen infrarroja SENSIA Solutions, S.L. (SENSIA) han formalizado este viernes, 20 de marzo de 2026, un Protocolo General de Actuación con el objetivo de establecer un marco estratégico de colaboración científica y tecnológica . La colaboración se ha formalizado con la firma de este protocolo por parte de Valentín
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  • Spanish representatives posing with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA, at the Spanish Pavilion during the International Astronautical Congress 2026 in Antalya.
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    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias showcases its capabilities for small space missions in Antalya
    The IACTEC Espacio team, a laboratory within the CELESTE project, took part in the International Astronautical Congress 2026 with developments in instrumentation, software and technologies for small satellites, including DRAGO-3, IACSAT-DUNE, libPUS and the future Constelación Islas Canarias The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) took part in the 77th International Astronautical Congress 2026 (IAC 2026), held from 5 to 9 October in Antalya, Türkiye, where the IACTEC Espacio team, integrated into the CELESTE project, showcased some of the technologies and missions it is developing in
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  • Artist’s impression of a massive binary system
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    Research led by the IAC reveals that massive stars inherit their composition from hidden companions
    An international team, led by a pre-doctoral researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has revealed that the heaviest chemical elements on the surfaces of the youngest massive stars originate from their more evolved companions. The study has been published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics . ‘Throughout their lives, stars produce energy by fusing lighter chemical elements into heavier ones.’ “Stars are the universe’s great factories for chemical elements: as they evolve, they take the lighter ones and fuse them into heavier ones, changing their original
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