Why is massive star formation quenched in galaxy centers?
A study led by a researcher at the IAC and published today in Nature points to the role of the magnetic field as responsible for decelerating the formation of...
This morning saw the inauguration of the conference "Preserving the Skies" to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Starlight Declaration of La Palma. It has...
World experts prepare the first report for the United Nations on regulation of light pollution and mitigating the impact of satellite constellations
After a week of intense work, with the participation of almost a thousand researchers from all over the world, the online workshop “Dark and quiet skies for...
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...
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...
In spite of the rain, some 400 people, among them over a hundred girls and boys, participated last Saturday in the activity “HABLA CON ELLAS: mujeres in...