June 5th saw the stone laying ceremony of the Science and Technology Area (“Polo Científico y Tecnológico") in La Laguna, Tenerife, where the buildings of this technical centre linked to the IAC will be situated

The conference, held in Edinburgh from June 26th to July 1st is one of the biggest and most prestigious in the world dealing with technology related to telescopes and astronomical instrumentation

Researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) are part of a team of European astronomers which have managed to classify, using the VISTA telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) some 40,000 minor bodies of the Solar System which could help to answer key questions about their origins.

The journalist and writer is the third author to participate in the multidisciplinary project “En un lugar del Universo” which blends literature and astronomy during the IV centenary of the death of Cervantes. He will arrive today at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.

The dramatist from La Palma is the fourth author to participate in the multidisciplinary project “En un lugar del Universo…” which brings literature and astronomy together during the IVth centenary of the death of Cervantes. On Tuesday, he will visit the Headquarters of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Teide Observatory. After that, he will visit the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.

Some of those participating in the STARMUS festival, which was celebrated this week in the south of Tenerife, invited to the panel discussion “108 minutes” which took place yesterday at the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in Garafía (La Palma) today visited the Headquarters of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and in particular the Instrumentation Division. These invitees were accompanied by the Director of the IAC, Rafael Rebolo, and by some researchers and graduate students from the Institute. Related press release: “108 minutes” at the