El Observatorio del Teide recibe este fin de semana a cerca de 1.000 visitantes en sus tradicionales Jornadas de Puertas Abiertas, organizadas por el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) con motivo del solsticio de verano. Esta iniciativa, ya consolidada en el calendario divulgativo del IAC, ofrece a la ciudadanía la oportunidad de acercarse a la ciencia y a las infraestructuras científicas de Canarias de forma directa y cercana. La actividad está coordinada conjuntamente por el propio Observatorio y por la Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3) del IAC, en el marco de las

The PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of Stars) space mission, led by the European Space Agency (ESA), has recently completed one of the most delicate phases of its development: the integration of its main components, the 26 scientific cameras and the service module that houses all the instrument's acquisition, processing, and control electronics. This stage, carried out at the facilities of the aerospace company OHB in Germany, marks a fundamental step toward the launch scheduled for December 2026 from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. “Almost eight years after ESA gave the

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is actively participating in the observation of object 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS), initially included as A11pl3Z in the confirmed list of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) of the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre (IAU/MPC). The object, which has been shown to be the third interstellar object detected in our solar system, was discovered by one of the telescopes in the ATLAS network for the detection and early warning of asteroids on an Earth-impact trajectory. The IAC is part of this network with its new telescope structure, ATLAS