All chemical elements in the Universe (except for H and most of the He) have been made in stellar interiors. But among those elements, the ones that allowed to...
The possible detection of elusive intermediate mass black holes
A research team at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has observed an unusual type of emission in a sample of local galaxies which could indicate...
International research led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) has found the first evidence of a massive...
The role of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy in the evolution of our Galaxy
The European Space Agency's Gaia mission is revolutionising our understanding on how the Milky Way, the spiral galaxy we inhabit, has formed and evolved. Gaia...
The synchronized dance of a system of six planets is revealed
An international collaboration, with participation by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has found a system of six exoplanets orbiting a central...
The synchronized dance of the Magellanic Clouds star formation history
According to the current theories of galaxy formation, these generally form as small entities that grow through fusion, collision and accretion, eventually...
The WEAVE spectrograph on the William Herschel Telescope takes its first light data at the ORM
The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) and the WEAVE instrument team present the first observations with this new instrument. This is a powerful latest...
The XV Science and Innovation Weeks in the Canaries have ended
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, (IAC) has participated, with a number of activities, in the XV Edition of the Science and Innovation Weeks organized...
Titulado/a Superior - Gestor/a Severo Ochoa - PS-2023-043
Se convoca proceso selectivo para cubrir una plaza de personal laboral indefinido, no acogido a Convenio, y que tendrá, entre otras, las siguientes funciones...