The theoretician James Bullock from the University of California would like to make the surprise discovery of a particle of dark matter in the laboratory. With...

Astronomers at the IAC have discovered complex patterns of resonances in the discs of spiral galaxies not previously described by theories. Using the GHaFaS...

Its very low content of metals, and specifically of carbon, put in question the current models of low mass star formation in the early universe

Its very low content of metals, and specifically of carbon, put in question the current models of low mass star formation in the early universe.

Researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) have identified, using the Gran Telescopio de Canarias (GTC) a star which is a key to the...

The nearby galaxy NGC 1277 was formed at an early epoch of the cosmos and has remainedunchanged since then, thus making it a unique window on to the early...

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), which has 94 female researchers and engineers, consolidates its commitment to gender equality by participating...

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) announces the availability in 2016 of 14 fellowships as part of its PostDoctoral Research Program, most of them...

Born in Alicante, Martínez Pillet will lead the institution in the coming years while taking on the challenge of setting up the largest solar observatory in the...