An international team, led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) through the UNDARK project (Unravelling the Dark Universe from the Canary Islands Observatories), funded by the European Union through the Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence programme, has developed a new method to extract information from galaxy maps tracing the large-scale structure of the Universe and to better understand the physics governing the earliest moments of the Universe after the Big Bang. The study is published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics" . The current best

ESFRI reconoce así la importancia y el avance de este proyecto científico internacional, que se construirá en La Palma, y refuerza su posición ante las próximas fases de desarrollo El Telescopio Solar Europeo (EST) ha sido reconocido como Landmark por el Foro Estratégico Europeo sobre Infraestructuras de Investigación (ESFRI) , tras la decisión adoptada en su 97ª reunión celebrada en Cork los días 23 y 24 de septiembre de 2026. El reconocimiento supone un importante paso para esta infraestructura, incluida desde 2016 en la hoja de ruta de ESFRI, y pone de relieve el avance alcanzado en su

A meeting brought together scientists, technologists and institutional representatives to present the latest developments in the La Palma Quantum Interferometer (LPQI) project, outline its next steps and analyse the potential of quantum technologies to drive science, innovation and sustainable development on La Palma. As part of the La Palma Quantum Interferometer (LPQI) project, scientists, technologists and institutional representatives met from 8 to 10 September at IACTEC in La Laguna (Tenerife) to hold the LPQI Workshop 2026, an event at which the latest advances were presented and the

An international study led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) reports the first secure detection of the methyl radical (CH₃) in the environment of an evolved, carbon-rich star. The molecule was found with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in SMP LMC 011, a dying star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and points to an unexpected way of building the carbon molecules that seed the Universe with organic material. The results are published in the prestigious journal The Astrophysical Journal Letters . The methyl radical, CH₃, is one of the simplest and most

Thanks to the NIRPS infrared spectrograph, built with the involvement of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias , an international team led by the University of Geneva has been able to identify the unique orbit of the exoplanet GJ 3090 b. An international team, led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and including researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has determined the orbital configuration of the exoplanet GJ 3090 b using the NIRPS spectrograph, built with the participation of the IAC and installed on the 3.6-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory (ESO