La investigadora del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Julia de León, ha sido galardonada con el prestigioso Premio Mujeres a Seguir (MAS) 2024 en la categoría de Ciencia. La distinción reconoce su excepcional trayectoria, su impacto en la investigación Astrofísica y su papel como referente femenino en un sector estratégico. La ceremonia de la XII edición de los Premios Mujeres a Seguir se celebró este 30 de octubre en Madrid, reuniendo a personalidades de la política, la ciencia, la cultura y el deporte para rendir homenaje a mujeres que, con su talento y compromiso, están
Researchers from around the world are taking part in the China–Spain Astronomical Collaboration on High-Resolution Spectroscopy 2025, an event organised by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in collaboration with the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC), the Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology (NIAOT), and the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) team. The aim of the conference is to strengthen and consolidate scientific cooperation between China and Spain in the field of high-resolution spectroscopy, one of the key areas for studying stars, galaxies
An international team of researchers, including staff from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has discovered a planetary nebula that destroyed its own planetary system, conserving the remaining fragments in the form of dust orbiting its central star. To date, more than 5000 exoplanets have been discovered orbiting stars of all kinds and almost every stage of stellar evolution. However, while exoplanets have been discovered around white dwarfs – the final stage in the evolution of low- and intermediate-mass stars like the Sun, no exoplanets have been detected in the previous
