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El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) invita un año más a la ciudadanía a visitar las instalaciones del Observatorio del Teide (Izaña, Tenerife) durante el fin de semana del sábado 20 y el domingo 21 de junio, coincidiendo con la semana del solsticio de verano. Esta iniciativa gratuita de divulgación científica está organizada por la propia Administración del Observatorio del Teide junto a la Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3) del IAC. Para acceder a esta visita es necesario rellenar el siguiente formulario que se abre el día 1 de junio a las 10:00 horas y que seAdvertised on -
Researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), in collaboration with the Instituto de Ciencias del Cosmos de la Universidad de Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña (IEEC), have carried out the largest observational study to date on massive runaway stars including rotation and binarity in the Milky Way. This work, recently published in Astronomy & Astrophysics , sheds light on how these stellar “fugitives” are launched into space and what their properties reveal about their intriguing origins. Runaway stars are stars that travel throughAdvertised on -
The members of the Comité Científico Internacional (CCI) of the Canary Islands Observatories met today on the island of La Palma. The ISC is the body established in the International Agreements that gave rise to the Canary Islands Observatories managed by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and guarantees the effective participation of the User Institutions in decision-making regarding their use, maintenance and improvement. The meeting, held at the Hotel H10 Taburiente Playa, began with a minute's silence in memory of Professor Francisco Sánchez, founder of the IAC, whose legacyAdvertised on