Scope: Science and Technology

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    The IAC is participating in the development of new scales for measuring the chemical composition of galaxies
    An international team, with the participation of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has developed a new generation of calibrations...
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    The IAC is participating in the first European planetary defence mission
    Researchers Julia de León and Javier Licandro of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) are participating in the Hera mission of the European Space...
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    The IAC is pioneering a new way of observing the universe by linking telescopes at Roque de los Muchachos with quantum technology
    A meeting brought together scientists, technologists and institutional representatives to present the latest developments in the La Palma Quantum Interferometer...
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    The IAC is taking part in the launch of the largest dynamic mapping project of the Universe
    The Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches an ambitious ten-year study set to transform astronomical research The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, based in Chile, has...
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    The IAC leads the first scientific results of NIRPS, the new infrared exoplanet hunter
    The new infrared spectrograph NIRPS, built with the participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and installed on the 3.6-metre telescope at...
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    The IAC opens the call for its Winter School focused on key optical technologies for Astronomy
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has opened the application period for the XXXVI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics , which will be held...
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    The IAC organises the CLASP2.1 space mission scientific meeting
    From 18 to 20 October, scientists from the USA, Japan and Europe meet at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) to discuss the results of the third...
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    The IAC participates in a complex observation campaign to unravel the enigmatic 'Neptunian desert'
    An international scientific team, including members of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has launched an ambitious program to map exoplanets...
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    The IAC participates in the development of a new ‘cosmic GPS’ that achieves the most accurate map of dark matter in the universe
    A team of cosmologists from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) has obtained the...