I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night

Galileo Galilei

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  • Artistic impression of a runaway star propelled by a supernova explosion
    IAC researchers participate in the largest Milky Way study of massive runaway stars
  • MIT Astronomy Field Camp 2026
    El MIT celebra su campamento astronómico en el Observatorio del Teide y comparte sus resultados en la ULL
  • Galería ARKS de discos de escombros tenues
    The IAC and the ULL participate in an unprecedented study with ALMA that reveals the Teenage Years of New Worlds
  • Imagen RGB de la Nebulosa del Anillo obtenida con WEAVE/LIFU
    The William Herschel telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory discovers a mysterious iron “bar” in the Ring Nebula
  • Image of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), captured on 23 October from the Teide Observatory / Daniel López and Alfred Rosenberg (IAC)
    A solar eclipse and the arrival of a comet will mark the 2026 astronomical calendar
  • Artist’s illustration of the V1298 Tau planetary system / Astrobiology Center, NINS.
    Astronomers find missing link to Galaxy's most common planets
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