Natural darkness to preserve night-time ecosystems
After several months of waiting, this summer the EELabs project, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has started to deploy its first network of...
The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) will be the largest fully robotic telescope in the world. Located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (La Palma), it is...
Most of the energy emitted by the Universe is infrared and, therefore, we cannot see it without special instruments. The IAC has been aware of this since its...
PIERO BENVENUTI: “La Palma and the Canary Islands are among the best astronomical sites in the world”.
Since it started on October 3rd the conference “ Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society” has been discussing the consequences of artificial lighting at...