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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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  • Poster for the 7th Spanish-American Writers’ Festival
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    The IAC collaborates once again with the Spanish-American Writers’ Festival in La Palma
    The Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics reinforces its commitment to scientific and cultural dissemination by participating in the literary event held in La Palma from September 22 to 27 The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) renews its collaboration with the Spanish-American Writers’ Festival, which celebrates its seventh edition this year from September 22 to 27 in Los Llanos de Aridane, on the island of La Palma. This participation is part of the IAC's ongoing commitment to scientific and cultural outreach, connecting the world of astrophysics with literature and humanistic
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  • (De izq. a der.) Íñigo Arregui, investigador vasco del IAC; Fernando Clavijo, presidente de Canarias; Valentín Martínez, director del IAC; Imanol Pradares, lehendakari del Gobierno Vasco, y Emilio García, responsable de los Observatorios de Canarias
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    El Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, y el presidente de Canarias, Fernando Clavijo, visitan el Observatorio del Teide, del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
    El Lehendakari del Gobierno Vasco, Imanol Pradales Gil, y el presidente del Gobierno de Canarias, Fernando Clavijo Batle, han visitado las instalaciones del Observatorio del Teide del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) donde han sido recibidos por el director del centro, Valentín Martínez Pillet que ha estado acompañado por personal científico y técnico. Esta visita subraya el interés y la apuesta compartida por ambos gobiernos por la excelencia científica y la colaboración en proyectos de alta tecnología como los que abandera el IAC desde Canarias. Con dos de los observatorios más
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  • An artistic illustration that combines a real image of a galaxy with a representation of the stellar orbits within it, to show how the study of the movements of stars allows us to reconstruct the history of galaxies.
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    Extragalactic archaeology provides new clues about the formation of the galaxies
    An international review article in which IAC researcher Jesús Falcón Barroso is a contributor, explains how the study of stellar populations in galaxies outside the Milky Way and the Local Group, using techniques which are called “extragalactic archaeology”, permits the reconstruction of the processes of formation and evolution of those galaxies. This article has been published in the Annual Review of Astronomy & Astrophysics , one of the most prestigious journals in this field, to which only five researchers of the IAC have contributed during the lifetime of the Institute. How did the
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  • Participantes del la undécima edición del Solar Polarization Workshop (SPW11) dedicada a Javier Trujillo Bueno
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    El congreso internacional Solar Polarization Workshop rinde homenaje al investigador del IAC Javier Trujillo Bueno en su 30º aniversario
    Esta semana se celebra en Praga la undécima edición del Solar Polarization Workshop (SPW11) , un congreso internacional de referencia en el estudio de la polarización solar que reúne a especialistas de todo el mundo entre el 8 y el 12 de septiembre. En esta ocasión, la cita tiene un significado especial: conmemora los 30 años desde la primera edición celebrada en San Petersburgo en 1995 y está dedicada a honrar la trayectoria del investigador del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y profesor de investigación del CSIC, Javier Trujillo Bueno , pionero en el campo del magnetismo solar y
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  • Artistic impression of the V Sagittae star system, where a superdense white dwarf extracts matter from its larger companion. Unable to assimilate all the transferred mass, a bright ring of gas forms around it.
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    The IAC and the ULL participate in the discovery of an unusual ‘stellar dance’ that could culminate in an explosion visible from Earth
    A greedy white dwarf star in our own Milky Way galaxy is devouring its closest celestial companion at a rate never seen before, according to an international study involving the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL). The research, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , found the double star, named V Sagittae, is burning unusually bright as the super-dense white dwarf is gorging on its larger twin in a feeding frenzy. Experts think the stars are locked in an "extraterrestrial tango" as they orbit each other every
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  • Participantes del Programa de Verano para Estudiantes de la Alianza LSST Discovery 2025, celebrado en el marco del Taller Comunitario Rubin en Tucson (Arizona, EE. UU.). Daniel Cano Morales, estudiante de la ULL-IAC, aparece de pie, sexto por la izquierda
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    A student from the ULL and the IAC participates in the International Summer Student Program linked to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
    Daniel Cano Morales, a physics student at the University of La Laguna (ULL) who is completing his final degree project (TFG) at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has participated in the 2025 Summer Student Program organized by the LSST Discovery Alliance (LSST-DA) in Tucson (Arizona, USA). The meeting, held in parallel with the Rubin Community Workshop, brought together seventeen university students from LSST-DA member institutions around the world in July. The program offered participants a unique opportunity to present their research, interact with internationally renowned
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