From 3 to 23 November, researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will bring astronomy to the public in the form of multiple activities, workshops and talks on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
La viceconsejera de Planificación Territorial y Reto Demográfico del Gobierno de Canarias, Elena Zárate Altamirano, ha visitado las instalaciones del IACTEC , en el Parque Científico y Tecnológico de las Mantecas, para conocer de primera mano el proyecto European Solar Telescope (EST). Zárate se ha reunido con el equipo promotor del EST y ha recorrido las instalaciones del centro de tecnología del IAC donde están ubicados algunos de sus laboratorios de instrumentación. En la reunión han participado, entre otros, la directora técnica del proyecto Mary Barreto, la ingeniera civil Yanira
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located in Chile, today released its first images of the universe, known in astronomy as an instrument's “first light”. This event marks the beginning of a project that will revolutionise our understanding of the universe over the next decade. Jointly funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the US Department of Energy (DOE), the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is participating, as part of a consortium of Spanish institutions, in its scientific exploitation and contributing observation time from the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC or
Next Friday, May 23, at 17:30, the Museum of Science and the Cosmos of Tenerife will host the popular science lecture "The James Webb Telescope: Highlights and Life Beyond Earth," delivered by the renowned British astronomer Martin Ward, Emeritus Temple Chevallier Professor of Astronomy at the University of Durham (UK) and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society . This event, organised as part of the European ExGal-Twin Project , will offer the public a unique opportunity to learn about the most significant advances made by the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful
