At the present time ground-based observatories have a wide range of instruments which can study the solar surface in the visible and infrared ranges. But it is not possible to combine these observations with those in the near ultraviolet, which cover the wavelength range from 200 to 400 nanometres, nor to maintain them for long periods due to the turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere. In this context, the Sunrise III mission, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is collaborating, “ has become the first observatory to obtain spectropolarimetric data simultaneously in the

Dr. Rubén Sánchez-Janssen has been announced as the new Director of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING). Dr. Rubén Sánchez-Janssen will follow in the footsteps of Dr. Marc Balcells. Dr Sánchez-Janssen is an Astronomer and Project Scientist at STFC’s UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC), where he leads the development of scientific instrumentation and facilities for ground- and space-based astronomy from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared, with a particular emphasis on future missions. He specializes in galaxy evolution, with particular focus on low-mass galaxies and star cluster

El Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC), del Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros del Cabildo de Tenerife, acogerá el próximo jueves 25 de septiembre a las 16:30 horas la segunda sesión del ciclo de divulgación científica “Del cielo a la tesis”, organizado en colaboración con la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) y el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). La iniciativa, impulsada por estudiantes de doctorado del IAC, busca acercar a la ciudadanía los principales temas de investigación en Astrofísica contados en primera persona por quienes los desarrollan. Cada sesión, de carácter