Una nueva visión de la Nebulosa del AnilloInvestigadores del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias establecen la estructura tridimensional de esta singular nebulosa planetaria de la constelación de la Lira
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has successfully completed the integration of the scientific detector into the FRIDA (inFRared Imager and Dissector for Adaptive Optics) instrument, an integra-field camera and spectrograph designed to work with the adaptive optics system of the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC or Grantecan), the world's largest optical and infrared telescope, located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma. The integration was carried out in the laboratories of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City by a team from the IAC
El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) inaugura este miércoles 17 de diciembre una nueva edición del ciclo "Cosmoviaje 2.0. Lo que sabemos e ignoramos del Universo" y lo hará de la mano de la investigadora y directora del Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos Antonia Varela quien impartirá su charla " Observatorios de Canarias y sus descubrimientos" a las 16:15 horas. La entrada será libre y gratuita hasta llenar el aforo. Una experta de referencia en astrofísica y divulgación Antonia Varela es doctora en Astrofísica e investigadora del IAC, donde forma parte del Grupo de Calidad de Cielo y
As part of Open Government Week, which is being held from 19 to 25 May, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has organised open days at its facilities in La Laguna (Tenerife) to bring its research and technological activity closer to the public. This international initiative aims to promote the values of transparency, citizen participation and accountability in public administrations. The visits, in which dozens of people took part in different shifts, were held on Monday 19 May at the IAC headquarters and on Tuesday 20 May at the IACTEC building, the Institute's technological and