Combining computer observations and simulations, a new model shows that the presence of neutrals in the gas facilitates the magnetic fields to penetrate through the surface of the Sun producing the spicules. In this study, led by an astrophysicist who studied at the University of La Laguna, participated the Swedish Solar Telescope of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma.

It will last two days, Friday and Saturday, at the IAC Headquarters in La Laguna, as a trailer for the fifth "Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes" (AO4ELT5) meeting which will take place next week, also organized by the Institute.

La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) aprobó ayer la construcción de la misión PLATO, la primera destinada a encontrar y caracterizar planetas parecidos a la Tierra en torno a estrellas similares al Sol, y en la que participa el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC).

Desde hoy y hasta el jueves 22 de junio, especialistas españoles en el estudio del Sol se reúnen en la Universidad de Extremadura (Mérida) para debatir acerca del papel que ocupa esta comunidad en el ámbito internacional, especialmente desde el punto de vista de las infraestructuras de investigación, así como la posición estratégica de los Observatorios de Canarias para la instalación de grandes telescopios solares.

In this international meeting, organized between 25th and 30th June in Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife) by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), the participants will review the latest advances in Adaptive Optics and will present the future challenges which face the design, construction, and installation of these systems in the extremely large telescopes of the future.

Organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) they will take place on June 23rd and 24th.