The international team of the “Chromospheric LAyer Spectro-Polarimeter” (CLASP) space missions, which includes three scientists of the Instituto de Astrofísica...
The committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site
The National Academy of Science of the United States presented, yesterday afternoon, its report Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the...
The Computational Dynamics of Fluids, the main theme of the IAC Winter School
Tuesday 19th November the XXXI edition of the Winter School of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias will start. This year it will be devoted to the...
The conference “Giving an impulse to Astrophysics in Spain: 50 years of doctoral theses” is inaugurated
This meeting of researchers linked to the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and its Observatories opened yesterday with a lectura by Francisco Sanchez...
The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn: astronomical event of the year
The astronomical event of the year took place on December 21st, a very close conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn which was broadcast on Internet in the channel of...
The CTA and the IAC celebrate the International Day of Light with an outreach day in Garafía
A visit to the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory with the students of the Santo Domingo secondary school, and a public lecture about the new generation of...
The CTA-North Observatory: a network of opportunities for Spanish industry
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) are organizing a one day event in Madrid to inform...
The dance of the small galaxies that surround the Milky Way
An international team, led by researchers from the IAC, used data from the ESA satellite Gaia to measure the motion of 39 dwarf galaxies. These data gives...
The definitive book about the cultural role of astronomy in ancient Egypt
The editorial Springer is publishing the book “Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Perspective” by the researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias...