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
La ministra ha felicitado al IAC por haber recuperado este año la acreditación como Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa para el periodo 2026-2029, el mayor reconocimiento científico que puede recibir un centro de investigación en España. Morant ha destacado cómo el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias produce conocimiento científico fundamental en la lucha contra los incendios como los que estos días devastan distintos puntos de España. La ministra de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Diana Morant, ha presidido hoy el Consejo Rector del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), donde ha
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), through its Communication and Scientific Culture Unit (UC3) and in collaboration with the Museum of Science and the Cosmos (MCC), part of Tenerife Museums, publishes the astronomical events for the year 2026 in its traditional calendar. The year 2026 will be marked by a total solar eclipse on 12 August, which will not be visible from the Canary Islands, but will be 70 per cent partial. In addition, 2026 will see the arrival of new comets, meteor showers and other interesting astronomical events. The IAC's 2026 Calendar is illustrated with a
A team of scientists, including astrophysicist Carlos Hernández Monteagudo from the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC), has compiled one of the most comprehensive catalogues of small bodies in the Solar System, based on photometric observations made from Earth. The study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, compiles data on 6,579 asteroids, comets and irregular satellites, mainly from the main belt located between Mars and Jupiter, opening up new possibilities for studying their composition and rotation. The