El proyecto educativo “CosmoLab: del aula al Sistema Solar”, desarrollado por el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y financiado principalmente por el Cabildo de Tenerife, anuncia la apertura de matrícula del nuevo curso “CosmoViaje 2.0: lo que sabemos e ignoramos del Universo” en colaboración con la Consejería de Educación del Gobierno de Canarias. Esta iniciativa busca acercar la astronomía a toda la comunidad educativa de Tenerife y fomentar el conocimiento y disfrute de los excepcionales cielos y observatorios de Canarias. CosmoLab persigue promover la cultura científica en el
Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies, among the tiniest and faintest galaxies known, may hold the key to understanding one of the Universe’s biggest mysteries: the true nature of dark matter. A new study reveals that even a single collision between dark matter particles every 10 billion years — roughly the age of the Universe — is enough to explain the dark matter cores observed in these small systems. These galaxies, which contain only a few thousand stars, are dominated by dark matter and have relatively simple evolutionary histories. That makes them ideal cosmic laboratories for testing theories
The Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC) is organizing the XXXVI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics , which will be held in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife) from November 17 to 22, 2025. Under the title "Key Optical technologies for Astronomy", the school will focus on cutting-edge optical and algorithmic technologies that will define the future of Astrophysics. This edition, led by Professors Jeff Kuhn (University of Hawaii and IAC) and Rafael Rebolo (IAC), will involve approximately 35 advanced Master's students, doctoral candidates, and early-career postdoctoral
