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.

  • Example of the light curve of the exoplaenta WASP-12b. The photometric precision reaches 629, 616, 834 and 1166 parts per million (ppm) per minute, in each of its four filters g, r, i, and z, respectively. Credit: Norio Narita et al.
    A Japan-Spain international collaboration team has developed a powerful 4-color simultaneous camera named MuSCAT2 on the 1.52m Telescopio Carlos Sánchez in the Teide Observatory, Canaries, Spain. The instrument aims to find a large number of new transiting exoplanets, including Earth-like habitable planets in the solar neighborhood, in collaboration with NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched in April 2018.
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  • Calendario astronónico en formato póster ilustrado con una imagen de las Pléyades (M45), obtenida con el Astrógrafo STC (Sky Treasure Chest) de la Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3) del IAC, ubicado en el Observatorio del Teide (Izaña, Tene
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC), de Museos de Tenerife, han editado un calendario astronómico de 2019 en formato póster ilustrado con la imagen del cúmulo estelar abierto de las Pléyades (M45) obtenida con el Astrógrafo STC (Sky Treasure Chest) de la Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3) del IAC, ubicado en el Observatorio del Teide (Izaña, Tenerife). Se podrán recoger ejemplares gratuitos de este calendario durante los próximos días y hasta agotar existencias en la Recepción de la sede central del IAC en La Laguna (de 8h a
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  • Attindees of the event
    During the last three days over 60 talks have been given, presenting the latest scientific results obtained using data from the Gran Telescopio Canarias, as well as the current and future instrumentation for this exceptional telescope with which the Universe is observed from the Summit of La Palma.
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  • Asistentes al VI Meeting on Science with GTC en Valencia. Crédito: Carolina Gil Gallart (ADEIT - Fundación Universidad-Empresa de Valencia).
    During the last three days over 60 talks have been given, presenting the latest scientific results obtained using data from the Gran Telescopio Canarias, as well as the current and future instrumentation for this exceptional telescope with which the Universe is observed from the Summit of La Palma.
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  • VI Meeting on Science with GTC opening conference. From left to right: María Rosa Zapatero, Rafael Rebolo, Rafael Rodrigo, María Vicenta Mestre, José Carlos Guirado, José de Jesús González and Vicent Martínez. Credut: Silvia Granja (IAC).
    The scientific meeting about the largest optical and infrared telescope in the world was inaugurated today, Wednesday 12th December, in the centre of the University-Business Foundation of the University of Valencia. The meeting, which will continue until Friday, is focused on the analysis of the most recent resuilts obtained with the GTC and on future observational strategies.
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