Thanks to the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC), the authors have demonstrated that two companion stars orbiting black holes are indeed falling onto these black holes, but the spiral-in of these companion stars is faster than what the theory predicts. ANIMATION Preview Download: mov, 1920x1080p, h264, 549 MB, 45 seconds Description: Artistic animation that shows the evolution of the two binary systems XTE J1118 480 y A0620-00, both with a black hole and a star. Further information and interview: Spanish IAC Press Release Interview contact: Jonay I. González-Hernández (jonay [at] iac.es (jonay[at]iac[dot]es)). Instituto

The Canarian Observatories offer extraordinary potencial for scientific exploration of the Universe with more than 20 fully operational profesional telescopes. Thanks to the Slooh initiative, with its two telescopes at the Teide Observatory, amateur astronomers from all over the world can developed their own observing programs. Further information: Spanish IAC Press Release Slooh press release  

The twenty-fifth Winter School of Astrophysics, organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will be held in La Laguna, starting Monday, 11 November, and will end on 22 November. A total of 25 doctoral and post-doctoral students will attend the School, which will provide them with a unique opportunity to extend their knowledge of magnetic fields and to work with world-renowned experts in the field. Further information: Spanish Press Release Winter School 2013  

On 3 November the forthcoming eclipse of the Sun will be a direcly transmitted from the SibiloiNational Park on the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya.The duration of the eclipse will be 2h 14m (14:13-16:27 CET), and the event will be transmitted directly between 15:20 and 15:30 CET. Direct connection (Sunday, 3 November). Further information: Spanish press release VISIBILITY FROM EUROPE* The eclipse will be partial from the south of Europe. Maximum occultation will occur at 13:30 in Seville, 13:35 in Madrid, 13:50 in Barcelona, 14:20 in Catania (Italy) and 14:40 in Chania (Greece). all times

From 3 to 23 November, researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will bring astronomy to the public in the form of multiple activities, workshops and talks on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Further information: Spanish Release

The GLORIA (GLObal Robotic-telescopes Intelligent Array) will carry out a direct transmission of the event from Kenya. GLORIA will also perform various educational activities with students.