Topic: Astrophysics

  • News
    Young stars found in the oldest and most massive galaxies in the universe
    Researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF, Italy) have shown that massive early-type...
  • News
    Young stars found in the oldest and most massive galaxies in the Universe
    Elliptical and lenticular galaxies (collectively called early-type galaxies) are the oldest and most massive galaxies in the Universe. These galaxies were built...
  • News
    YUN WANG: "Dark energy will determine the final destiny of the Universe"
    Yun Wang, cosmologist, poet and invited to the international scientific “Cosmology School in the Canary Islands”, organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de...
  • Publishing
    ¡ASTRONOMÍA, se rueda!
    "¡Astronomía, se rueda!" es la recopilación de las charlas y exposiciones impartidas por expertos en el curso que tuvo lugar (y que llevaba el mismo nombre) en...
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    “GALACTICA”: the biggest panorama of the Milky Way is complete
    200 nights of observation were needed, from both northern and southern hemispheres, to complete the biggest panorama of our Galaxy, the Milky Way. This IAC...
  • Gallery
    “Get close to the Cosmos” 2019
    For the fourth successive year the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the National Institute for Educational Technology and Teacher Training (INTEF), in...
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    “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 with a lectura by Francisco Sanchez, the...
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    “Las nubes de Andrómeda”, Astronomy Picture of the Day
    At the beginning of last year, the newly released Astrograph STC (Sky Treasure Chest) of the Unit of Communication and Scientific Culture of the Canary Islands...