The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has opened the application period for the XXXVI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics , which will be held from 17 to 22 November 2025. This edition will focus on key optical technologies for astronomy, a field that is driving 21st-century discoveries about the Universe. Applications will be accepted until Friday, 13 June. The IAC’s Winter School is renowned for its educational approach and friendly atmosphere, encouraging direct interaction between students and experts from leading international institutions. This edition will welcome

El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) participa un año más en las Miniferias de la Ciencia y la Innovación en Canarias, reforzando su compromiso con la divulgación científica y el acercamiento de la astronomía al público canario. A través de su Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3), el centro de investigación está presente en las actividades organizadas en La Palma del 22 al 24 de mayo. Convertirse en astro-detectives por un día Los astrofísicos y divulgadores Alfred Rosenberg y Alejandra Goded dirigen la actividad "Astro-detectives: ¿Cómo estudian los astrofísicos el

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

Next Friday, May 23, at 17:30, the Museum of Science and the Cosmos of Tenerife will host the popular science lecture "The James Webb Telescope: Highlights and Life Beyond Earth," delivered by the renowned British astronomer Martin Ward, Emeritus Temple Chevallier Professor of Astronomy at the University of Durham (UK) and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society . This event, organised as part of the European ExGal-Twin Project , will offer the public a unique opportunity to learn about the most significant advances made by the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful