Unravelling coronal bright points
Research news
10/14/2022
Heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
Press release
10/13/2022
Segunda visita de los Amigos del IAC al Observatorio del Teide
Photomontage
10/11/2022
James Webb telescope studies organic molecules near black holes
Press release
10/11/2022
Summer School on "Eclipsing binaries and asteroseismology" held in La Palma
Photomontage
10/03/2022
New insights into the puzzle of strong CO absorptions in massive early-type galaxies
Research news
10/01/2022
The European Solar Telescope project presents the design for its construction in the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Photomontage
09/29/2022
Magnetic Fields in the Solar Atmosphere
Press release
09/29/2022
Astronomers discover a planetary system with three super-Earths and two super-Mercuries
Press release
09/27/2022
The first extensive catalogue of massive stars with low metallicity
Press release
09/22/2022
Rapid quasi-periodic oscillations in a relativistic jet
Research news
09/22/2022
The CLASP2.1 mission team receives a NASA award
Press release
09/22/2022
The Rector of the University of La Laguna (ULL) visits the Gran Telescopio de Canarias to give an impulse to the Sustainability Plan for the telescope
Press release
09/21/2022
The possible detection of elusive intermediate mass black holes
Press release
09/21/2022
The Minister of Science, Diana Morant, visits the scientific installations at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Press release
09/20/2022
The autumnal equinox from the Dolmen of Magacela
Press release
09/19/2022
The activities of the proyect “Amanar: under the same sky” return to the Canaries
Photomontage
09/16/2022
New source of lithium production found in the Universe
Press release
09/13/2022
The University of Warwick organized a working session to visit its scientific installations at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM)
Photomontage
09/09/2022
A study shows that “water worlds” could be as common as Earths
Press release
09/08/2022
Astronomers discover rapid oscillations in the light of a blazar
Press release
09/07/2022
The IAC and Lenovo Tenerife publicize the value of the Canary sky
09/06/2022
Solar physicists build a 2D model which can explain the bright points in the solar corona
Press release
09/01/2022
Everything is ready for the XV Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society in La Laguna
Press release
09/01/2022
Over a hundred local inhabitants of Garafía attended the Open Day at he Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory
Photomontage
08/19/2022
Perseids against light pollution
Press release
08/05/2022
The first hybrid edition of the International Summer School for Teachers at the IAC has concluded
Press release
08/04/2022
Diana Morant visits the IAC Headquarters
Press release
07/28/2022
Preparing for the world’s biggest radio telescope
Press release
07/25/2022
An ancient brown dwarf in our cosmic neighbourhood
Press release
07/22/2022
ASTRI telescopes at the Teide Observatory: an example of environmental integration
Photomontage
07/21/2022
The Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, meets with the scientific community at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Photomontage
07/21/2022
The OTPC: thirty years working to protect the sky
News report
07/15/2022
The 5th edition of the "Acércate al Cosmos" course has been held
Photomontage
07/15/2022
The first edition of the DRAGO educational project has been concluded
Photomontage
07/13/2022
The IAC and the Museum of Science and the Cosmos invite the public to view the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope
Press release
07/08/2022
The Subsecretary of Science and Innovation visits the Canary Islands Observatories
Photomontage
07/07/2022
About metallicity variations in the local Galactic interstellar medium
Research news
07/04/2022
The IAC once again celebrates its Astronomical Education Adventure in face-to-face format
Press release
07/04/2022
A new planet hunter starts its work
Press release
06/27/2022
Proton acceleration in thermonuclear nova explosions revealed by gamma rays
Research news
06/22/2022
Gliese 486 b: a Rosetta stone for the study of exoplanets
Press release
06/22/2022
Two new rocky planets in the solar neighborhood
Press release
06/15/2022
Possible evidence of planet formation found in the Orion Nebula
Press release
06/09/2022
"Amigos del IAC" visitan el Observatorio del Teide
Photomontage
06/09/2022
Una alianza macaronésica para reducir la contaminación lumínica
Press release
06/09/2022
Beatriz Villarroel is awarded the L’Oréal-Unesco Prize for Women in Science
Press release
06/06/2022
The six-monthly meeting of the International Scientific Committee of the IAC observatories met in La Palma
Photomontage
05/26/2022
The star cluster Westerlund 1: a nursery of giant stars within the shadows
Press release
05/25/2022
The synchronized dance of the Magellanic Clouds star formation history
Research news
05/24/2022
A delegation from the Commission for Regional Development of the European Parliament visited the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Photomontage
05/24/2022
A new algorithm that simulates the intergalactic medium of the Universe in seconds is developed
Press release
05/20/2022
Dwarf galaxies: key laboratories for the study of dark matter
Press release
05/16/2022
A study gives accurate motions of the largest sample, to date, of galaxies in the Local Group
Photomontage
05/12/2022
The Incubator for High Technology in Astrophysics and Space at the IAC is working
Photomontage
05/12/2022
A dawn eclipse
Press release
05/09/2022
The educational programme “ Our students and the Roque de los Muchachos” is starting up again
Press release
05/06/2022
Astronomers observe potential magnetic flip around a supermassive black hole
Press release
05/05/2022
Astronomers discover a “black widow” binary star system with the shortest orbital period known
Press release
05/04/2022
Astronomers discover a four-planet system with a peculiar migration process
Press release
05/02/2022
The cultural and sky landscape of the Way of Saint James
Press release
04/29/2022
Testing fundamental physics with ESPRESSO
Research news
04/19/2022
MAGIC Telescope System detects energetic nuclear blast from vampire star
Press release
04/14/2022
BBVA Foundation's president, Carlos Torres Vila, visits the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
Photomontage
04/12/2022
IAC scientists obtain one of the most general validations of Einstein’s Principle of Equivalence
04/11/2022
The IAC and the AEMET sign a collaboration agreement
Photomontage
04/07/2022
Evidence of the impact of quasar driven outflows on recent star formation
Research news
04/06/2022
The exhibition “AstrónomAs” which gives visibility to women in Astronomy has arrrived in Tenerife
Press release
04/01/2022
The IAC presents its plan to reduce its carbon footprint by 80% to the Department of Ecological Transition
Photomontage
03/30/2022
VYACHESLAV LUKIN: “Solar observations without theoretical and computational models are like a car without wheels”
Interview
03/25/2022
Caught in the act: the winds driven by supermassive black holes directly impact star formation
Press release
03/21/2022
An ultraviolet wind in a neutron star X-ray binary transient
Research news
03/19/2022
A novel black hole mass scaling relation
Research news
03/17/2022
The IAC initiates a market survey which will strengthen La Palma’s digital connectivity
Photomontage
03/16/2022
A cold wind during the discovery outburst of a black hole
Research news
03/15/2022
Astronomers develop new method for taking the temperature of black holes
Press release
03/15/2022
Powerful warm winds discovered during a neutron star eruption
Press release
03/02/2022
Abierto el plazo de solicitudes del Plan de Acción Social 2022
General
03/02/2022
The nature of an extreme B supergiant in Cygnus
Research news
03/02/2022
The second phase of the ALISIO-1 mission, which will take the latest version of the DRAGO infrared camera into space, gets under way
Photomontage
02/25/2022
Astronomers find a black hole which rotates highly inclined to its orbit
Press release
02/25/2022
Astronomers find in the Milky Way an unusual blue supergiant star travelling at high velocity
Press release
02/22/2022
DIEGO BLAS: “We are in a golden period when the connection between theory and observations is increasingly necessary"
Interview
02/18/2022
Supermassive black holes change the central regions of galaxies
Press release
02/18/2022
IAC scientists complete an unprecedented study of the masses of over 500 clusters of galaxies
Press release
02/15/2022
A sub-Earth confirmed in the planetary system of the closest star to the Sun
Press release
02/10/2022
IAC is participating in a full programme of activities for the Day of Women and Girls in Science
Press release
02/09/2022
SHARKS survey detects more than a million invisible sources in its first data release
Press release
01/31/2022
NORBERT LANGER: "There are still many uncertainties about the evolution of massive stars"
Interview
01/28/2022
A stellar stream remnant of a globular cluster below the metallicity floor
Research news
01/26/2022
The mystery of the brightest planetary nebulae
Press release
01/24/2022
MUSE reveals different gas components in planetary nebulae
Research news
01/19/2022
2022 Astronomical Calendars
Press release
01/14/2022
Astronomers discover first supernova explosion of a Wolf-Rayet star
Press release
01/12/2022
A primitive stellar structure helps us to unravel the earliest phases of the Milky Way
Press release
01/05/2022
El mejor regalo para comenzar el año: Cuadrántidas 2022
Press release
12/29/2021
Origin of stellar prolate rotation in a cosmologically simulated faint dwarf
Research news
12/22/2021
A dwarf irregular galaxy caught in transition
Research news
12/22/2021
Astronomers find Milky Way analogue galaxy in the early universe
Press release
12/21/2021
The Visitor Centre at the Roque de los Muchachos and the Starmus Festival: two gateways to the Universe and to the recovery of La Palma
Press release
12/20/2021
Astronomers confirm the existence of a cosmic supervoid that challenges our understanding of dark energy
Press release
12/17/2021
A dense ultra-short period sub-Earth planet transiting a nearby red dwarf star
Research news
12/16/2021
ESPRESSO puts the physical constants to the test
Press release
12/14/2021
Diana Morant presides over the Governing Council of the IAC
Press release
12/13/2021
The “last breaths” in the lives of galaxies
Press release
12/13/2021
Geminids 2021: the last wishes of the year
Press release
12/10/2021
Astronomers discover an ultra-light and super-fast sub-Earth orbiting a red dwarf
Press release
12/02/2021
Study reveals that giant planets could reach "maturity" much earlier than previously thought
Press release
12/02/2021
Successful closure of the XXXII IAC Winter School
Press release
12/01/2021
Solving the enigma of the brightest planetary nebulae
Research news
11/29/2021
Mapping the hidden magnetic field of the quiet Sun
Research news
11/29/2021
Public lecture: “Formation and evolution of the large scale structure of the Universe: clusters of galaxies”
Press release
11/25/2021
Astronomers discover ancient brown dwarf with lithium deposits intact
Press release
11/24/2021
Clusters of galaxies: features of the XXXII IAC Winter School
Press release
11/23/2021
Constraints on the dust extinction law of the Galaxy
Research news
11/19/2021
Discovery of pulsations in the nitrogen-rich PG1159 star PG 1144+005
Research news
11/19/2021
Detection of TiO and Na in the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-65b
Research news
11/16/2021
Characterization of the host galaxy from gamma-ray blazars
Research news
11/16/2021
Testing the extreme acceleration mechanisms in the supermassive black holes neighborhood
Research news
11/16/2021
IAC80 telescope detects faint transit of exoplanet WASP-156b
Photomontage
11/15/2021
Magnetic turbulence hidden in the Whirlpool Galaxy
Press release
11/09/2021
The committee of experts of the US Academy of Science considers that the TMT is a priority, and maintains La Palma as a possible site
Press release
11/05/2021
Diana Morant, Minister of Science and Innovation, visits the Centre for Astrophysics in La Palma
Press release
10/22/2021
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope and GRANTECAN help to show how the first galaxies were formed
Press release
10/21/2021
Vice-president Calviño anounces her support for the project to improve the connectivity of La Palma by fibre optics
Press release
10/19/2021
CCI Declaration of Solidarity with La Palma
10/18/2021
CLASP2.1: a new suborbital space mission for mapping the magnetic field of the solar chromosphere
Press release
10/18/2021
Rocky exoplanets and their host stars may have similar composition
Press release
10/14/2021
Einstein’s Principle of Equivalence verified in quasars for the first time
Press release
10/13/2021
The IAC has published the book “In a certain place in the Universe….” with contributions from well-known writers, and proceeds to charity
Press release
10/07/2021
PIERO BENVENUTI: “La Palma and the Canary Islands are among the best astronomical sites in the world”.
Interview
10/05/2021
The silent beauty of the night sky
Press release
10/04/2021
Are ultra-diffuse galaxies structurally similar to low-surface-brightness galaxies?
Research news
09/30/2021
Calibrating the Rossby number, a key parameter to study the magnetic activity of stars
Research news
09/30/2021
Solving the paradox of the enigmatic solar sodium D1 line polarization
Research news
09/29/2021
The Cumbre Vieja volcano taken with the DRAGO camera from orbit
Press release
09/29/2021
IAC Statement: Volcanic eruption in La Palma
09/24/2021
Testing Einstein's equivalence principle at early cosmological epochs with quasar observations
Research news
09/24/2021
New data obtained about the biggest and one of the most complete Einstein rings
Press release
09/23/2021
The Equinox from the Basilica of Santa Lucía del Trampal
Press release
09/21/2021
IAC Statement: Volcanic eruption in La Palma
09/20/2021
Measuring darkness in remote places
Press release
09/15/2021
CASIANA MUÑOZ-TUÑÓN “ If they aren’t controlled, in only a few years the satellite constellations will have a serious impact on ground-based astronomy”
Interview
09/14/2021
Dust in the central parsecs of unobscured AGN provides more challenges to the torus
Research news
09/04/2021
Anatomy of the impact of a protostellar jet in the Orion Nebula
Press release
09/02/2021
Communiqué from the IAC: Sentence about the concession of the land for the construction of the TMT to the IAC
08/23/2021
IRSOL and IAC scientists solve a complex paradox in solar physics
Press release
08/18/2021
A nonlinear damping mechanism for waves in the solar corona
Research news
08/17/2021
Allande, Historia y Patrimonio bajo las estrellas
Press release
08/13/2021
The star formation rate evolution of low-mass galaxies as seen by OTELO
Research news
08/13/2021
Now available in open access some of the lectures of the latest educational adventure of the IAC
Press release
08/11/2021
A study offers new prospects for finding life outside the Earth
Press release
08/05/2021
The Perseids 2021: the most awaited meteor shower of the summer
Press release
08/03/2021
Astronomers discover how to feed a black hole
Press release
07/29/2021
Black holes modulate star formation in neighboring galaxies
Research news
07/28/2021
Rotation found in three galaxies satellites of the Milky Way
Press release
07/27/2021
WEAVE is ready to start operating in La Palma
Press release
07/22/2021
A large tidal stream observed in the Sombrero galaxy
Press release
07/21/2021
The first light pollution laboratory in the Azores
Press release
07/16/2021
Satellite galaxies can carry on forming stars when they pass close to their parent galaxies
Press release
07/06/2021
Meeting of the Governing Committee of the Roque de los Muchachos Visitor Centre
Photomontage
06/29/2021
CHEOPS unexpectedly detects a unique exoplanet
Press release
06/28/2021
The IAC and the ULPGC renew their collaboration agreement on medical technology
Press release
06/23/2021
The DRAGO camera takes its first images of the Canaries from space
Press release
06/18/2021
The June solstice will be broadcast from Gran Canaria
Press release
06/17/2021
La Palma will host an international conference for the protection of the night sky
Press release
06/15/2021
International Prize for the Conservation of the Canary sky
Photomontage
06/14/2021
The Cabildo of La Palma, the IAC, and Starmus join forces to bring the Festival to La Palma in 2022
06/11/2021
The seventh edition of the "Astronomy Education Adventure in the Canary Islands" pays tribute to the mythical series COSMOS
Press release
06/09/2021
A study shows the unexpected effect of black holes beyond their own galaxies
Press release
06/09/2021
The IAC passes successfully the pre-optical revision of the instrument HARMONI
Press release
06/08/2021
The origin of the first structures formed in galaxies like the Milky Way identified
Press release
06/07/2021
Curso básico de Igualdad de Género
General
06/04/2021
IACTEC: commited to technological training
Press release
06/03/2021
Astronomers discover a massive star cluster, of intermediate age, in the constellation Scutum
Press release
06/02/2021
Similar states of activity identified in supermassive and stellar mass black holes
Press release
05/26/2021
Does the Milky Way move like a spinning top?
Press release
05/25/2021
The European Solar Telescope will be installed on La Palma
Press release
05/21/2021
PETeR's new online courses for teachers
Press release
05/14/2021
Plan de Acción Social 2021 - Listado provisional de solicitudes admitidas
General
05/12/2021
The Ambassador of Portugal in Spain visits the IAC headquarters
Photomontage
05/12/2021
The natural brightness of the night sky
Press release
05/06/2021
The IAC and the ULL strengthen their research and teaching collaboration
Photomontage
05/06/2021
The IAC is participating in the DALI experiment, searching for the axion, proposed component of dark matter
Press release
04/30/2021
The Eta Aquariids 2021: echos of a meteor shower to study the Solar System
Press release
04/28/2021
The DRAGO camera takes its first images from space
Press release
04/27/2021
How to improve your scientific presentations
General
04/22/2021
A new super-Earth detected orbiting a red dwarf star
Press release
04/16/2021
Daniel Nóbrega Siverio, an IAC researcher, wins European Physical Society prize
Press release
04/09/2021
Astronomy and Landscape in the city of Caral, the oldest city in the Americas
Press release
03/29/2021
A titanic interstellar medium ejection from a massive starburst galaxy
Research news
03/26/2021
Agreement on the management of the Roque de los Muchachos Visitor Centre
Press release
03/26/2021
Efficient Bayesian inference of the evolving cosmic web from galaxy surveys
Research news
03/25/2021
Launch of Europe’s largest astronomy network
Press release
03/25/2021
New light on baryonic matter and gravity on cosmic scales
Press release
03/25/2021
El IAC y el CNRS firman un acuerdo para la creación del Laboratorio Franco-Español de Astrofísica de Canarias
Press release
03/16/2021
Downflowing umbral flashes as evidence of standing waves in sunspot umbrae
Research news
03/11/2021
Ideas for future NASA missions searching for extraterrestrial civilizations
Press release
03/10/2021
El IAC reivindica la labor de sus trabajadoras en el Día Internacional de la Mujer
Press release
03/08/2021
A nearby transiting rocky exoplanet that is suitable for atmospheric investigation
Research news
03/05/2021