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.

  • Meteoros registrados en el Observatorio del Teide (IAC) entre las 06:13h y las 06:38h UT (hora local canaria) del día 4 de enero de 2107. La estrella más brillante a la izquierda es Procyon (Canis Minor), Castor y Pollux (Géminis) casi en el centro. El cú
    The best time to observe the first meteor shower of 2019 will be the night of January 3rd to 4th. The astronomical event will be broadcast live from the Observatorio del Teide (Tenerife) and Higuera la Real (Badajoz), with the collaboration of the European STARS4ALL project and the initiative promoted by the Junta de Extremadura, "Extremadura, Buenas Noches".
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  • Quadrantids
    The best time to observe the first meteor shower of 2019 will be the night of January 3rd to 4th. The astronomical event will be broadcast live from the Observatorio del Teide (Tenerife) and Higuera la Real (Badajoz), with the collaboration of the European STARS4ALL project and the initiative promoted by the Junta de Extremadura, "Extremadura, Buenas Noches".
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  • Romano Corradi during the conference
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias(GTC), on the point of completing 10 years of scientific operation, is still the largest optical and infrared telescope in the world. This status will be maintained until at least 2025 when the new generation of very large telescopes will start operating. The astrophyisicist Romano Corradi, its director since 2016 and an expert in planetary nebulae, gave a review of the present and future of this “singular infrastructure” during the VI Conference on Science with the GTC, which was held in Valencia.
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  • Romano Corradi, director del Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). Crédito: Iván Jiménez
    The Gran Telescopio Canarias(GTC), on the point of completing 10 years of scientific operation, is still the largest optical and infrared telescope in the world. This status will be maintained until at least 2025 when the new generation of very large telescopes will start operating. The astrophyisicist Romano Corradi, its director since 2016 and an expert in planetary nebulae, gave a review of the present and future of this “singular infrastructure” during the VI Conference on Science with the GTC, which was held in Valencia.
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  • Imágenes en infrarrojo para la evaluación del pie diabético.
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), el Grupo Hospiten y la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) han abierto una línea de trabajo colaborativo que estudia la aplicación de tecnología astrofísica en el diagnóstico y evaluación de lesiones de pie diabético.
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