I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night

Sarah Williams

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  • The director of IAC, Valentín Martínez Pillet and the team of engineers of the European Solar Telescope, alongside the international panel of reviewers with the telescope model, during the evaluation in Tenerife. / Inés Bonet (IAC)
    The European Solar Telescope project under review by an international team of experts
  • The reviewers with the EST team at the IAC headquarters in La Laguna.
    Preliminary design review of the European Solar Telescope control software successfully completed
  • Participants in the sessions of the Conceptual Design Review of the EST scientific instrument suite (SIS), held at the IACTEC and IAC facilities.
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) has successfully completed the conceptual design review of its suite of scientific instruments
  • The EST team and the review panel during the live sessions of the Preliminary Design Review held at IACTEC (Tenerife) on October 21st–22nd, 2025.
    The European Solar Telescope (EST) passes successfully the preliminary design review of its buildings and Civil Works.
  • Illustration of the ‘cosmic time capsule’ NGC 1277
    The Gran Telescopio de Canarias finds the "fossil fingerprint" of the Universe's first stars in a neighboring galaxy
  • Cerro y Cristo del Otero, en Palencia
    The IAC will bring together leading international experts in solar research in Palencia for the eclipse
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