The formation and evolution of the disk of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, remains an enigma in astronomy. In particular, the relationship between the thick disk and...
The Minister of Science, Diana Morant, visits the scientific installations at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
After presiding over the ceremony of recognition for the scientific community involved in the management of the crisis caused by the volcanic eruption on La...
The Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, meets with the scientific community at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
After the meeting, which was attended by representatives of various scientific institutions of reference, both regional and national, the minister and his team...
Next Wednesday, January 31st, the Moon will feature with a total eclipse of a “supermoon” which will also be the second full Moon of the month. This will be a...
The Museum of Science and the Cosmos hosts the Forum of Women Scientists and Technologists of the Canary Islands
The meeting, which will take place on Friday 1 March at 18:00, is being held on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and...
The mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter: solved!
A group of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has clarified one of the mysteries of 2018 in the field of extragalactic astrophysics...
A recent study analyses data collected at 44 of the darkest places in the world, including the Canary Island Observatories, to develop the first complete...