The first one day meeting on the protection of the sky and employment opportunities has been held
01/29/2020
Red nuggets at the center of nearby galaxies Research news 01/28/2020
Presentation of the book “Observing the Sun from Tenerife. An adventure above the sea of clouds” Press release 01/28/2020
Confirming new physics in space Research news 01/27/2020
La Fundación Starlight gana el Reto FiturNext 2020 Photomontage 01/23/2020
Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of a primitive star Press release 01/21/2020
JEFFREY R. KUHN: “In our lifetime we are going to wake up some morning to the news that we have discovered life” Interview 01/17/2020
TESS satellite dates an ancient collision with our galaxy Press release 01/13/2020
The Report on the Socio-economic Impact of the TMT on La Palma has been presented Press release 01/13/2020
The Quadrantid meteor shower: start the year with a good wish Press release 01/02/2020
RAFFAELLA MORGANTI: "The first image of a black hole was an important milestone for astrophysics" Interview 12/27/2019
Astronomical Calendar 2020
12/20/2019
Cheops, an orbiting telescope to characterize exoplanets
12/18/2019
Young stars found in the oldest and most massive galaxies in the universe Press release 12/16/2019
GEMÍNIDAS 2019: The big winter meteor shower!
12/12/2019
Sources of light which appear and disappear observed in the sky
12/12/2019
The VI Conference “Science with the Gran Telescopio Canarias” opens General 12/12/2019
VI Conference on Science with the GTC Press release 12/10/2019
Asteroid Bennu revealed as an active object by the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission Press release 12/09/2019
Lecture "The first circumnavegation of the world. Discovering new skies, islands, and cultures"
12/05/2019
Discovery of the highest-energy photons from a gamma-ray burst by the MAGIC telescopes Research news 12/02/2019
Scientists find the explanation at the high temperatures of the solar corona Press release 12/02/2019
Winter School was finished on fluids dynamics in Astrophysics Press release 12/02/2019
Discovery of a massive black hole companion to a B-type star from radial velocity measurements Research news 11/30/2019
Three supermassive black holes detected in interacting galaxies
11/28/2019
ENTREVISTA CON SASCHA HUSA. “Esperamos entender el origen y evolución del Universo a través de las ondas gravitacionales” Interview 11/28/2019
Astronomers discover a giant black hole that challenges current models of stellar evolution Press release 11/27/2019
The XV Science and Innovation Weeks in the Canaries have ended
11/25/2019
Charla pública: «Ondas gravitacionales. Los sonidos del Universo» Press release 11/21/2019
MAGIC telescopes detect the first gamma-rays burst at very high energies Press release 11/20/2019
The number of visitors to GRANTECAN is greater than 10,000 per year and a new surround exhibit is opened Press release 11/19/2019
The Computational Dynamics of Fluids, the main theme of the IAC Winter School Press release 11/18/2019
A promising future for the Canary Island Observatories Press release 11/15/2019
The IACTECagreement of collaboration between the IAC and EMXYS for the development of technological, scientific and human resources in the island has been signed. Press release 11/14/2019
Scientists from the US, Japan and Europe meet to discuss the results of the CLASP-2 experiment Press release 11/12/2019
Experts debate in La Palma the future of the European research infrastructures Press release 11/08/2019
Direct broadcast of the transit of Mercury General 11/08/2019
Mercury passes across the face of the Sun for the fourth time in the present century Press release 11/08/2019
The Consul of Japan in the Canary Islands visits the IAC Press release 11/06/2019
Amanar: an astronomical seed planted in Tindouf Press release 11/05/2019
The IAC is participating in the Weeks of Science and Innovation in the Canaries Press release 11/05/2019
The early sequence of events that shaped the Milky Way Research news 11/05/2019
DESI opens its 5.000 eyes to capture the colors of the Cosmos Press release 10/29/2019
The Consul General of the Embassy of the United States in Madrid visits the IAC
10/21/2019
Free access to the largest catalogue of objects observed by Grantecan Press release 10/17/2019
The project “Amanar, under the same sky”, Astronomy for Peace and Development Press release 10/14/2019
Violent flares in the centre of a black hole system Press release 10/11/2019
Didier Queloz, Physics Nobel Prize Winner 2019, Is Developing an Advanced Terrestrial Planet Hunter for the Isaac Newton Telescope Press release 10/09/2019
A giant exoplanet orbiting a very-low-mass star challenges planet formation models Research news 10/07/2019
The latest advances in the Standard Model of Particle Physics, and their consequences for problems such as that of dark matter have been presented Press release 10/03/2019
EMIR and MEGARA, two instruments giving excellent results on GRANTECAN Press release 10/02/2019
The Universities of Turku (Finland) and Aarhus (Denmark) are the new owners of the NOT Press release 10/01/2019
Fullerenes discovered in a star formation region in Perseus Press release 09/30/2019
Hard-state Accretion Disk Winds from Black Holes Research news 09/27/2019
Astronomers find an unusual planetary system which challenges models of planet formation Press release 09/26/2019
The IAC and the Observatorios de Canarias will participate in the " European Researchers' Night" Press release 09/25/2019
El youtuber David Calle visita el IAC Press release 09/25/2019
A look at the subatomic world from the IAC Press release 09/20/2019
Fullerenes in the IC 348 star cluster of the Perseus molecular cloud Research news 09/19/2019
Exploring a new definition of the green valley and its implications Research news 09/16/2019
The Gran Telescopio Canarias obtains the visible spectrum of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), the first confirmed interstellar comet Press release 09/14/2019
Do we need a galactic disc to form stars? Research news 09/13/2019
Dual dust chemistry around evolved stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud Research news 09/13/2019
Literature and Astronomy: connected universes Press release 09/12/2019
The IAC collaborates again with the Hispano-american Festival of Authors, in La Palma Press release 09/09/2019
Sharper view of the cosmos through reproducible science Press release 09/06/2019
Close collaboration between the City Council of La Laguna and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release 09/05/2019
The President of the Canary Islands Parliament visits the IAC to learn more about the TMT project Press release 09/02/2019
Mayoress of Tegueste visits the IAC Press release 08/29/2019
Ana Rosa Mena vista la sede del IAC en La Laguna Press release 08/29/2019
A “gold mine” is detected in a collision of two distant stars Press release 08/27/2019
Proclamation of the unanimous support from the Canarian public bodies for the construction of the TMT on La Palma Press release 08/16/2019
A week of astronomical activities in the municipality of Garafía Press release 08/09/2019
The Perseids2019, a spectacle in the early hours Press release 08/06/2019
Astronomers find a nearby system of exoplanets with a potentially inhabitable world Press release 07/31/2019
The Governing Council of the IAC gives firm support to the building of the TMT on La Palma Press release 07/30/2019
El Centro Nacional de Arte de Tokio expone “100 Lunas cuadradas” Press release 07/24/2019
10 years of the GTC: Amazing science with an astonishing telescope Press release 07/24/2019
The early days of the Milky Way revealed Press release 07/22/2019
Memories of the universe, half a century of astrophysical research Press release 07/22/2019
The conference “Giving an impulse to Astrophysics in Spain: 50 years of doctoral theses” is inaugurated Press release 07/18/2019
Teachers from five countries embark on a new astronomical adventure in the Canaries Press release 07/16/2019
50 years “Dreaming about the stars” Press release 07/15/2019
IAU Symposium: Professional and Amateur astronomers, united in the same cause Press release 07/12/2019
Ending of the course for teachers “Get close to the Cosmos” Press release 07/12/2019
10 years bringing Astrophysics to the school community of La Palma Press release 07/10/2019
A study of the whole Sun Press release 07/09/2019
A planetesimal orbiting within the debris disc around a white dwarf star Research news 07/09/2019
A giant interstellar bubble being grown in the Andromeda galaxy Research news 07/09/2019
Amanar: under the same sky Press release 07/08/2019
The hidden Universe: inauguration of the IAU Symposium Press release 07/08/2019
A week to go deeper into some of the more “ghostly” structures in the Universe Press release 07/05/2019
Powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole Research news 07/05/2019
Within galaxy variations in the chemical composition are responsible for the fundamental relation Research news 07/05/2019
Daniel Nóbrega, with a doctorate at the IAC, is awarded the SEA prize for the best thesis of 2018 Press release 06/28/2019
A distance of 13 Mpc resolves the claimed anomalies of the galaxy lacking dark matter Research news 06/25/2019
Chile and Argentina feature in the next solar eclipse Press release 06/24/2019
Inauguration of the ARTEMIS telescope at the Teide Observatory Press release 06/21/2019
New Earths discovered around a very small star Press release 06/18/2019
Tres alumnas del programa Canarias Masterclass comparten una jornada en el IAC Press release 06/17/2019
Nearly 2,000 people visited the Teide Observatory during the Open Days 2019 Press release 06/17/2019
The president of the Italian National Astrophysics Institute visits the IAC Photomontage 06/14/2019
The atmosphere of a new ultra hot Jupiter is analysed Press release 06/11/2019
Open Days 2019 at the Teide Observatory Press release 06/10/2019
Fast and furious: detection of powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole from La Palma Press release 06/07/2019
Takaaki Kajita: “The detection of gamma-rays with the CTA will be the key to discovering new sources of neutrino emission” Interview 06/07/2019
The mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter: solved! Press release 06/03/2019
The IAC celebrates its Day of Science Press release 05/31/2019
Registration for the V International Summer Course "Astronomy Adventure in the Canary Islands" is now open Press release 05/31/2019
The project “CosmoLAB: the solar system as a laboratory in the classroom” is one year old Press release 05/28/2019
Low-frequency gravity waves in blue supergiants Research news 05/23/2019
The IAC and ESA sign an agreement to widen the programmes of connection and transmission of optical data at the Teide Observatory Press release 05/22/2019
The surface of asteroid Bennu: dark, rough and dense with boulders Research news 05/17/2019
Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107 Research news 05/16/2019
Anomalous microwave emission detected from the Taurus Molecular Cloud with the QUIJOTE experiment Research news 05/16/2019
The CTA and the IAC celebrate the International Day of Light with an outreach day in Garafía Press release 05/14/2019
Spiral-shaped wavefronts in a sunspot umbra Research news 05/14/2019
Back to the Lithium Plateau with the [Fe/H] < -6 star J0023+0307 Research news 05/14/2019
Spiral-shaped winds in old stars reveal presence of a partner Research news 05/13/2019
Visit of the Vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Press release 05/13/2019
Wayne Rosing visits the IAC and the Canary Observatories Press release 05/13/2019
El IAC canta el Himno a la Alegría Press release 05/09/2019
Astronomers open the way to the hearts of the blue supergiants Press release 05/06/2019
A system of globular clusters in the disc of a galaxy detected for the first time Press release 05/02/2019
The Gran Telescopio Canarias is participating in a programme to monitor potentially dangerous asteroids Press release 05/02/2019
“GALACTICA”: the biggest panorama of the Milky Way is complete Press release 04/30/2019
CLASP-2: investigating the magnetic solar chromosphere by means of telescopes launched into space with NASA suborbital rockets Press release 04/16/2019
Intracluster light: a luminous tracer for dark matter in clusters of galaxies Research news 04/15/2019
Nuevos directores para la Fundación Starlight y el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos Press release 04/12/2019
Anomalous microwave emission detected from the Taurus Molecular Cloud Press release 04/10/2019
The HiPERCAM camera of the Gran Telescopio Canarias reveals new details about the oldest stars in the Milky Way Press release 04/09/2019
The Canary Islands Observatories visit the European Parliament Press release 04/09/2019
The “100 Square Moons” exhibition inaugurated in Tokyo Press release 04/08/2019
50 years of doctoral theses Press release 04/08/2019
Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star Press release 04/04/2019
La exposición “100 Lunas cuadradas” viaja a Japón y a Bruselas Press release 04/03/2019
Pablo Casado visita el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release 04/03/2019
Journey to the Big Bang through the lithium of a Milky Way star Press release 04/02/2019
The IAC, re-elected to the Science Lab of Microsoft's Azure computer network Press release 03/28/2019
Santa Cruz gives prestige and protagonism to the work of women in the world of science Press release 03/22/2019
Rough, dense with boulders and low albedo surface of Bennu revealed through images of NASA OSIRIS-REx mission Press release 03/19/2019
GTC discovers a new Einstein cross Press release 03/15/2019
El Equinoccio de Primavera desde el dolmen de Lácara Press release 03/15/2019
Discovery of Stars Surrounded by Iron Dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud Research news 03/15/2019
“The Lost Honour of Henrietta Leavitt” now on the IAC video channels Press release 03/08/2019
“Las mujeres somos parte de CTA; gran parte de su ciencia se hace gracias a nosotras” Interview 03/08/2019
Olga Atanackovic: “Numerical methods in radiative transfer can also be used in many other fields, like engineering and industry” Interview 03/07/2019
MACARENA GARCÍA MARÍN: “Queremos que los científicos del IAC y la comunidad europea en general utilicen el James Webb” Interview 03/07/2019
BEGOÑA VILA: “El James Webb es un telescopio para todos, para toda la Humanidad” Interview 03/07/2019
The Gran Telescopio Canarias will observe binary asteroid Didymos, main target of the ESA Hera space mission Press release 03/07/2019
GRANTECAN opens its doors to its observing nights Press release 03/07/2019
The new IATec building is inaugurated in La Laguna Press release 02/28/2019
Old stars live longer than we thought Press release 02/25/2019
A new chapter in the series “Girls who broke a glass ceiling looking at the sky” Press release 02/11/2019
Reunión del proyecto GOYA en La Laguna Press release 02/07/2019
Encourage scientific and technological vocations among younger women Press release 02/05/2019
Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107 Press release 02/04/2019
Protegiendo el cielo, el entorno y el agua de La Palma Press release 02/04/2019
Contracts for those newly qualified in “Formación Profesional” Press release 01/25/2019
Making the Hubble’s deepest images even deeper Press release 01/24/2019
Stars shrouded in iron dust Press release 01/23/2019
Casiana Muñoz -Tuñón, new Deputy Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release 01/22/2019
New data about spiral waves detected in sunspots Press release 01/18/2019
A galaxy which outshines the rest Press release 01/17/2019
“Supereclipse” Press release 01/17/2019
A giant interstellar bubble being grown in the Andromeda Galaxy Press release 01/09/2019
A new, potentially inhabitable super-Earth Press release 01/09/2019
2019 Calendar "100 square moons" Press release 01/02/2019
Quadrantids, start the year with good wishes! General 12/28/2018
Quadrantids, start the year with good wishes! Press release 12/28/2018
ROMANO CORRADI: “One of the best telescopes in the world had to be in one of the best sites in the world for observing the sky” Press release 12/27/2018
ROMANO CORRADI: “One of the best telescopes in the world had to be in one of the best sites in the world for observing the sky”
12/27/2018
HARMONI pases its design revisión and will be the spectrograph on the future ELT
12/21/2018
HARMONI pases its design revisión and will be the spectrograph on the future ELT Press release 12/21/2018
Tecnología astrofísica aplicada a la Medicina Press release 12/21/2018
Astronomers find a way to “see” the distribution of dark matter in clusters of galaxies Press release 12/20/2018
The Saturn Nebula reveals its complexity
12/18/2018
The Saturn Nebula reveals its complexity Press release 12/18/2018
MuSCAT2 to find Earth-like habitable planets in the TESS era Press release 12/18/2018
Calendario astronómico 2019 Press release 12/17/2018
BigSkyEarth Conference: AstroGeoInformatics Press release 12/14/2018
The present and future of research with the GTC Press release 12/14/2018
The present and future of research with the GTC Press release 12/14/2018
The VI Conference “Science with the Gran Telescopio Canarias” opens Press release 12/12/2018
VI Conference on Science with the GTC Press release 12/10/2018
Helium signal reveals the comet-like tail of exoplanet WASP-69b for the first time Press release 12/06/2018
Helium signal reveals the comet-like tail of exoplanet WASP-69b for the first time Press release 12/06/2018
Geminids 2018, the last big meteor shower of the year Press release 12/05/2018
Rafael Rebolo, galardonado con uno de los Premios Nacionales de Investigación Científica Press release 12/05/2018
80ª reunión del Comité Científico Internacional en La Laguna Press release 11/30/2018
The IAC confirms its commitment to technology transfer Press release 11/28/2018
A Sun more complex than expected Press release 11/28/2018
The IAC confirms its commitment to technology transfer
11/28/2018
The CTA-North Observatory: a network of opportunities for Spanish industry
11/27/2018
The CTA-North Observatory: a network of opportunities for Spanish industry Press release 11/27/2018
An amateur astronomer discovers a dwarf galaxy Press release 11/23/2018
An amateur astronomer discovers a dwarf galaxy Press release 11/23/2018
A Sun more complex than expected General 11/22/2018
From Astrophysics to Society Press release 11/21/2018
An award for the audiovisual series “The IAC investigates” Press release 11/19/2018
