“Astronomical observations have to be protected against light pollution. Only in this way will we be able to see the Universe at at the very beginning”. This...
Initiation of LIOM, the IAC Laboratory for Innovation in Optomechanics
From 13th to 17th of February, in IACTEC, the technical collaboration zone of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, the first scientific meeting of the...
La Palma hosts the meeting of the Board of the CTA Observato
The Board of Directors of the CTA Observatory (CTAO gGmbH), the company which directws the construction and the working of the future Cherenkov Telescope Arraty...
La Palma welcomes the Conference LSST@Europe 6, a front-line initiative in the exploration of the Universe
During the week from 16th to 20th September the International Conference LSST@Europe 6 will be held in La Palma a meeting which will bring together some 140...
La Palma will host an international conference for the protection of the night sky
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) will...
LIOM, the IAC's technological laboratory for finding life beyond the Solar System
From 14 to 16 February, the second scientific meeting of the Laboratory for Innovation in Opto-Mechanics (LIOM) will be held at the IACTEC building managed by...
MARGARET BURBIDGE: "Los cuásares no están tan lejos como se pensaba"
Margaret Burbidge y su marido, Geoffrey Burbidge, forman el matrimonio de científicos más conocido del mundo de la Astronomía. A lo largo de su vida han...
Memories of the universe, half a century of astrophysical research
The 50 years of doctoral theses in the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) were summarized in the 20 talks which made up the two day conference which was...