The observations of V404 Cygni, which went into outburst in 2015 after more than 25 years of quiescence, were made with the OSIRIS instrument on the Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC). The results are published today in Nature. ( Video on YouTube)

Monday 9th of May, the YouTube channel of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will be broadcasting live the observations being carried out by the professional observers from the solar towers at the Teide and Roque de los Muchachos Observatories

In 2012 it was Venus. Now it’s time for Mercury to pass in front of the Sun. For nearly 8 hours on May the 9th, we will have the opportunity to see the Planet Mercury as an small black point transiting on the surface of the Sun.

The measurements of this key climate variable, obtained from telescopes on the ground, agree with the measurements made from satellites and show a period of stability

The telescopes may form part of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array in the Northern Hemisphere (CTA-North) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory.

On Wednesday 20th April there was a scientific outreach event where several astronomers showed us some of the mysteries of the Universe