An international study, using the high-speed HiPERCAM camera, installed in the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), has determined for the first time the mass and radius of one of the oldest stars in our Galaxy.
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The exhibition "100 Square Moons" is inaugurated in Brussels, together with a model of the European Solar Telescope. For a week the European Parliament in Brussels will be home to this educational display by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), while at the same time another copy of the exhibition is being shown in Japan.Advertised on -
The Cervantes Institute in Japan plays host to this educational exhibition which brings advances in Astrophysics to society via photographs with major impact taken with the STC Astrograph of the Unit of Science Communication and Culture (UC3) of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) This exhibition also is part of the activities organized to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the International Astronomical Union, the biggest forum in the world for Astronomy.Advertised on -
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) are organizing the scientific conference “Impulsing Astrophysics in Spain: 50 years of doctoral theses at the IAC”, which will be held on 17th to 19th July in La Laguna (Tenerife).Advertised on -
Researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) have discovered the remains of a planet inside a disc of debris circling a white dwarf. Thought to be rich in heavy metals iron and nickel which helped it survive destruction of its planetary system. This work, has been published today in Science magazine.Advertised on -
Desde la cumbre de Tenerife hasta el país del Sol naciente pasando por la capital administrativa de la Unión Europea. La exposición “100 Lunas cuadradas”, compuesta de nueve espectaculares imágenes del cielo, viaja durante el mes de abril a Tokio, donde se inaugurará el próximo día 5 en la sede del Instituto Cervantes en Japón para luego trasladarse a la Universidad Femenina de Ochanomizu. También podrá visitarse en la sede del Parlamento Europeo en Bruselas, acompañada de la maqueta del European Solar Telescope (EST), el que será el mayor telescopio solar de Europa; será inaugurada elAdvertised on