The IAC's Educational Project with Robotic Telescopes (PETeR) offers a new edition of its online teacher training entitled ‘ Investigate the Universe with Robotic Telescopes’. This activity, organised in collaboration with the STEAM area of the regional Ministry of Education of the Canary Islands Government, aims to provide knowledge and tools to incorporate astronomy in the classroom through the use of professional robotic telescopes, the analysis of scientific data and active learning methodologies. PETeR is an educational project that gives schools free access to professional telescopes

La astrofísica cordobesa Casiana Muñoz Tuñón ha sido distinguida con la Medalla de Andalucía en la categoría de Investigación, Ciencia y Salud, un reconocimiento a su destacada trayectoria en el campo de la astrofísica y su compromiso con la protección del cielo nocturno. Muñoz es licenciada en Ciencias Físicas por la Universidad de Granada y doctora por la Universidad de La Laguna (Tenerife). Su carrera ha estado dedicada al estudio de la formación estelar violenta y su influencia en la evolución de las galaxias. Además, ha trabajado intensamente en la defensa de la calidad del cielo, un

The project “ Habla con Ellas: Mujeres en Astronomía” (Talk to Them: Women in Astronomy) of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) begins today its seventh edition in Spain as part of the celebrations of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Aimed at the Spanish educational community, it seeks to create new professional role models in science and technology, as well as to inspire new generations, especially girls, to follow in their footsteps. In this edition, the project will feature 36 female astrophysicists, engineers and technologists from the IAC, the Canary

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the TLP Tenerife, the largest technology and new trends event in the Canary Islands, join forces to offer a unique experience that fuses science, digital culture and fun. From 3 to 8 September, the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Exhibition Centre will become the perfect setting where attendees, as well as sharing hobbies and enjoying video games, esports, manga and Asian culture through music and dance, and board games, will be able to learn about the mysteries of the universe. In this edition, the IAC and TLP Tenerife have designed a series of

This Tuesday, a group of Saharawi schoolchildren from the "Holidays in Peace" program, accompanied by their host families from Tenerife and Fuerteventura, have become real space explorers thanks to a day of outreach activities organized by the Scientific Communication and Outreach Unit (UC3) of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), together with the Asociación Canaria de Amistad con el Pueblo Saharaui (ACAPS) and the Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC, Museums of Tenerife). This action has been carried out in the framework of the summer activities of the Amanar project. With