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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  • Ana Rosa Mena, alcaldesa de Tegueste, durante su vista a la sala de metrología del IAC. Crédito: Alejandra Rueda (IAC).
    Press release
    Ana Rosa Mena vista la sede del IAC en La Laguna
    Ana Rosa Mena, alcaldesa de Tegueste, ha visitado esta mañana la sede central del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, en La Laguna, acompañada de Campbell Warden, secretario ejecutivo del centro; Javier Licandro, coordinador del Área de Investigación; Antonio Díaz Chinea, jefe del departamento de Servicios Informáticos; y José Luis Rasilla, jefe del departamento de Óptica; algunos de ellos, vecinos del municipio.
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  • Kilonova Evento 2016 GTC
    Press release
    A “gold mine” is detected in a collision of two distant stars
    An international team of astronomers, including researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the CSIC has found evidence of a “kilonomva” in the data from a gamma ray burst detected in August 2016. This is a phenomenon similar to the supernovae which produce large quantities of heavy elements, such as gold and platinum. This event is similar to another explosion detected by LIGO in 2017, for which the combined observation of light and gravitational waves opened the door to an understanding of this type of objects. The results are to be published in the journal Monthly
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  • Poster with the activities programmed by the IAC in the patron saint festivities in honour of Our Lady the Virgin of Light in the town of Garafía (La Palma).
    Press release
    A week of astronomical activities in the municipality of Garafía
    August arrived again, and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is participating in the festival to honour our Lady the Virgin of Light in the town of Garafía (La Palma), the municipality which is the home of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM). An outreach lectura, the exhibition “100 Square Moons” and the traditional open day are some of the organized activities.
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  • Perseid. Teide Observatory.
    Press release
    The Perseids2019, a spectacle in the early hours
    On the nights of August 12th and 13th we will be able to get maximum enjoyment of the Perseids. They will be broadcast live from the Observatory of Oukaimeden (Morrocco) on the sky-live.tv channel on the night of august 12th with the collaboration of the European project STAR4ALL, and from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). In addition the citizen science project “Star counters” financed by the Spanish FECYT, will offer an observation proposal for the whole family.
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  • Sistema planetario GJ 357
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    Astronomers find a nearby system of exoplanets with a potentially inhabitable world
    A team of astronomers, led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has found three new planets orbiting a star, one of which might have conditions favourable for life. The discovery was possible with data from NASA’s TESS satellite, and with data from several ground-based observatories, among them the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory with its CARMENES instrument. The results are published today in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
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