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...
The disc of the Milky Way is bigger than we thought
A team of researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and at the National Astronomical Observatories of Beijing (NAOC) have published a paper...
The DRAGO camera takes its first images from space
DRAGO, the infrared camera developed by the team at IACTEC-Space of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has seen its “first light”. The instrument, placed...
The educational programme “ Our students and the Roque de los Muchachos” is starting up again
After a break of two years due to the pandemic, the students of the 4th ESO class in La Palma will again be able to get to know about the astrophysics research...
The effects of light pollution on astronomy are increasing
The Director of the Starlight Foundation, and researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Antonia M. Varela Pérez has contributed to a monographic...
The energetic youth of the dwarf galaxies that surround us
An international team of astronomers, led by an ex‐student of the University of La Laguna (ULL), José R. Bermejo‐Climent, and a researcher at the Instituto de...
The Environmental footprint of Artificial Lighting
The “Observatorio de las Energías Renovables y la Eficiencia Energética” Foundation is organizing on October 4th, a seminar with this title at the headquarters...