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.

  • Roman amphitheater of Medellín (Badajoz) with the medieval castle in the background. Credit: Nicolas Yazigi.
    Rome, with its knowledge of the skies, oriented many of its cities according to the position of the heavenly bodies, notably to sunsets and sunrises during the solstices. With this in mind the Summer solstice will be broadcast directly form the Roman town of Medellín (Badajoz) with the participation of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Andrea Rodríguez and Miquel Serra-Ricart. The event will be viewable via the sky-live.tv channel, on the 20th of June, thanks to the collaboration of the European STARS4ALL project, and an initiative of the Government (Junta) of
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  • From left to right: Rafael Rebolo, IAC Director; Florian Lennert, Associate Director of the London School of Economics (LSE); Carlos Martínez, IAC Subdirector; Frank Wenecke, founder of the German Company Dronemasters; Javier Garabal, adviser to the Canar
    Florian Lennert, Associate Director of the London School of Economics (LSE) and Frank Wenecke, founder of the German Company Dronemasters, have toured the installations of the Headquarters of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in La Laguna to get to know at close quarters the work of the IAC, and its company for technological and commercial cooperation IACTEC.
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