News

This section includes scientific and technological news from the IAC and its Observatories, as well as press releases on scientific and technological results, astronomical events, educational projects, outreach activities and institutional events.

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  • Participants in the CTA Consortium meeting at the Circo de Marte Theatre in Santa Cruz de La Palma. Credit: Elena Mora (IAC).
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    El Teatro Circo de Marte despide a la élite de la Astrofísica en rayos gamma
    Ayer tuvo lugar la segunda jornada de sesiones plenarias de la reunión del Consorcio Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), que prevé la instalación de 19 telescopios para la observación de rayos gamma en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, en el municipio palmero de Garafía. Este encuentro, que ha reunido desde el lunes en La Palma a cerca de 240 miembros de este proyecto, ha sido organizado por el Grupo de Astrofísica de Partículas del IAC, con ocho miembros de los cuales cinco son mujeres
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  • Acto de apertura del CTa Consortium meeting, presentado por Ramón García López, investigador principal de CTA en el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). De izquierda a derecha: Martín Taño García, alcalde del municipio de la Villa de Garafía; Ansel
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    "From La Palma to the sky"
    After a few days of technical meetings, this morning the official inauguration of the scientific meeting of the CTA (Cherenkov Array Telescope) Consortium took place with the first plenary sessions in the Theatre Circo de Marte in Santa Cruz de La Palma
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  • Poster of the public talk "Observing the Extreme Universe from La Palma". Credits: Gabriel Pérez, SMM (IAC).
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    Discovering the Extreme Universe in Santa Cruz de La Palma
    The Teatro Circo de Marte of this municipality of Palma will host a public talk on Wednesday about the new possibilities offered by the Cherenkov Telescope Network (CTA) to observe the most violent phenomena in the Universe, giving the opportunity to know a little more about gamma ray astrophysics to anyone interested
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  • Poster of the public talk "Observing the Extreme Universe from La Palma". Credits: Gabriel Pérez, SMM (IAC).
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    Public talk in Garafía about Extreme Universe
    The Casa de la Cultura de Santo Domingo de Garafía will host tomorrow, Tuesday 7th November, a talk for general public about the importance of the Cherenkov Telescope Network (CTA) to observe the most violent phenomena of the Universe. This is one of parallel activities that are being carried out this week on the island of La Palma on the occasion of the CTA Consortium meeting.
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