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This section includes scientific and technological news from the IAC and its Observatories, as well as press releases on scientific and technological results, astronomical events, educational projects, outreach activities and institutional events.

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    Bulgeless Evolution And the Rise of Discs (BEARD): I. Physical drivers of the mass-size relation for Milky Way-like galaxies
    In the standard Lambda cold dark matter (Lambda-CDM) cosmology, galaxies grow by gradually accreting material and through mergers with other galaxies. This scenario successfully explains many large-scale cosmic structures, yet it struggles to account for the existence of numerous massive spiral galaxies in the local Universe that lack a prominent central bulge, pure disc systems, in the local Universe. Understanding how these galaxies form and survive is also essential for placing our own Galaxy, the Milky Way, into context, as it also hosts a low-mass bulge. In this study, we analyse 22
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  • Momento de la entrega de premios en FLL Canarias / PCTT
    El IAC consolida su colaboración con FIRST LEGO League Canarias 2026
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) consolida su colaboración con FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Canarias 2026 , el mayor torneo de robótica del Archipiélago y una cita anual imprescindible para equipos locales de estudiantes que se aproximan de este manera a la ciencia y a la tecnología. La final canaria tuvo lugar en el Aulario César Manrique de la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), patrocinador principal junto al Cabildo insular , el Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Tenerife (PCTT), Volcano Teide y la asociación Soy Ingenier@. Al torneo asistieron 800 jóvenes talentos STEAM ( Science
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  • Participants in the EDUCADO Training School on Astro–AI and Machine Learning
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    Three European Doctoral Networks Join Forces in Ghent for the "Third EDUCADO Training School on Astro–AI and Machine Learning"
    From 2–6 March 2026, Ghent University will host a landmark event at the intersection of astrophysics and artificial intelligence. Jointly organized by the EDUCADO , MWGaiaDN , and alongside a third partnering TALES , all MSCA Doctoral Networks. The EDUCADO Training School on Astro–AI and Machine Learning will bring together leading experts and early-career researchers to tackle the data challenges of modern science. The five-day programme offers a blend of expert-led lectures and hands-on training sessions. The curriculum focuses on high-impact fields, including artificial intelligence
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  • Dark matter halos in the Uchuu simulation
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    The IAC participates in the development of a new ‘cosmic GPS’ that achieves the most accurate map of dark matter in the universe
    A team of cosmologists from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) has obtained the most accurate census to date of the dark matter halos of the Universe. The work is based on the development of a new model, called GPS+, capable of predicting how many dark matter halos exist at each stage of cosmic history. In the universe, there are enormous invisible structures surrounding galaxies and galaxy clusters. These are dark matter halos, concentrations of matter that do not emit light and cannot be directly observed, but
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  • La presentadora Verónica Martín junto a los colaboradores e invitados del programa ‘Soñando Estrellas’. En esta edición participaron Enrique Pérez (IAA-CSIC), impulsor del proyecto Astroaccesible; la astrofísica divulgadora Alejandra Goded, responsable de la sección ‘Mirando al cielo’; y el doctorando del IAC Luis Barrios, protagonista del espacio ‘Del cielo a la tesis’.
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    Soñando Estrellas aborda “Astroaccesible”, un proyecto para acercar la ciencia a las personas con discapacidad visual
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) emitió este jueves, 26 de febrero, a las 22:30 horas, su espacio radiofónico ‘Soñando Estrellas’ en La Radio Canaria. Este programa semanal de 30 minutos, conducido por Verónica Martín y ya disponible en iVoox , nace para divulgar la labor de los más de 400 profesionales del centro y rendir homenaje a la visión de Francisco Sánchez , fundador del IAC. El programa de esta semana contó con una entrevista a Enrique Pérez , investigador y divulgador del Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía y del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
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  • Transfiere 2026, European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation.
    The IAC participates in Transfiere 2026 with institutional and technological presence
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participated in the fifteenth edition of Transfiere, the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation, held from 24 to 26 February 2026 at the Trade Fair and Congress Centre of Málaga ( FYCMA). Transfiere provides a framework for the IAC to strengthen its strategy in knowledge transfer and collaboration with the productive sector. The IAC was present at two stands: one within the Canary Islands premium space and another in the Government of Spain area, within the section linked to the map of Spain’s ICTS (Unique Scientific and Technical
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