The Centre for Astrophysics on La Palma is renamed “Francisco Sánchez” in honour of the founder of the IAC Press release 04/02/2024
MIT Astronomy Field Camp returns to the Teide Observatory Photomontage 01/26/2024
An asteroid is named after the Jesuit Juan Casanovas, founder of the Solar Physics group at the IAC Photomontage 12/15/2023
Official inauguration of the educational project CosmoLab 2023-2027 Photomontage 11/22/2023
Un mapa para recuperar la noche Photomontage 10/31/2023
The Secretary of State for Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda visits the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory Photomontage 10/10/2023
The president of the Cabildo de La Palma visits the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory Photomontage 08/25/2023
Teresa Ribera visits the Teide Observatory to assess the effects of the fire Photomontage 08/25/2023
The residents of Garafía visit the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on a day of sharing Photomontage 08/18/2023
Massive pulsating star provides clues to calibrate stellar evolution models Press release 06/22/2023
The Japanese ambassador visits the ORM Photomontage 03/27/2023
Astronomical calendar 2023 Photomontage 01/11/2023
The WEAVE spectrograph on the William Herschel Telescope takes its first light data at the ORM Photomontage 12/19/2022
The Rector of the University of La Laguna (ULL) visits the Gran Telescopio de Canarias to give an impulse to the Sustainability Plan for the telescope Press release 09/21/2022
ASTRI telescopes at the Teide Observatory: an example of environmental integration Photomontage 07/21/2022
The Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, meets with the scientific community at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory Photomontage 07/21/2022
The OTPC: thirty years working to protect the sky News report 07/15/2022
The first edition of the DRAGO educational project has been concluded Photomontage 07/13/2022
A delegation from the Commission for Regional Development of the European Parliament visited the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory Photomontage 05/24/2022
Diana Morant, Minister of Science and Innovation, visits the Centre for Astrophysics in La Palma Press release 10/22/2021
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope and GRANTECAN help to show how the first galaxies were formed Press release 10/21/2021
Rocky exoplanets and their host stars may have similar composition Press release 10/14/2021
WEAVE is ready to start operating in La Palma Press release 07/22/2021
The origin of the first structures formed in galaxies like the Milky Way identified Press release 06/07/2021
Astronomers discover a massive star cluster, of intermediate age, in the constellation Scutum Press release 06/02/2021
The European Solar Telescope will be installed on La Palma Press release 05/21/2021
The natural brightness of the night sky Press release 05/06/2021
Quadrantids 2021: our best wishes for the start of a new year Press release 12/31/2020
The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn: astronomical event of the year Photomontage 12/23/2020
An eclipse, a superconjunction, and the last meteor shower of the year: Geminids 2020 Press release 12/09/2020
The Roque de los Muchachos Observatory serves as an inspiration to the world tourism summit which is being held on La Palma Photomontage 11/30/2020
The IAC renews its WiFi network platform Press release 11/13/2020
The La Palma World Biosphere Reserve and the IAC work out a protocol to monitor and prevent invading species Press release 11/09/2020
Aena and the IAC collaborate in the renewal of the lighting of the Tenerife South Airport Press release 11/03/2020
The Spanish Goverment increases the budget of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias by 9 million euros Press release 11/02/2020
The IAC renews the data network of the Canary Observatories Press release 10/23/2020
Astronomy and Literature, together again in La Palma Press release 09/18/2020
Natural darkness to preserve night-time ecosystems Press release 09/15/2020
The IAC is collaborating again with the Spanish-American Writers’ Festival in La Palma Press release 09/11/2020
Communiqué from the IAC about the recent fire in Garafía Press release 08/25/2020
Communiqué from the IAC. Telescopes of the ASTRI project Press release 08/03/2020
Activities for Asteroid Day Press release 06/26/2020
La Palma telescopes participate in the discovery of a young blazar produced by the merger of two galaxies Press release 04/07/2020
EELabs: sustainable use of artificial lighting Press release 03/04/2020
The Japanese ambassador to Spain visits the IAC and the Canary Observatories Press release 02/14/2020
The Report on the Socio-economic Impact of the TMT on La Palma has been presented Press release 01/13/2020
The VI Conference “Science with the Gran Telescopio Canarias” opens General 12/12/2019
Direct broadcast of the transit of Mercury General 11/08/2019
Free access to the largest catalogue of objects observed by Grantecan Press release 10/17/2019
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
The Gran Telescopio Canarias obtains the visible spectrum of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), the first confirmed interstellar comet Press release 09/14/2019
A “gold mine” is detected in a collision of two distant stars Press release 08/27/2019
A week of astronomical activities in the municipality of Garafía Press release 08/09/2019
The Governing Council of the IAC gives firm support to the building of the TMT on La Palma Press release 07/30/2019
The president of the Italian National Astrophysics Institute visits the IAC Photomontage 06/14/2019
The project “CosmoLAB: the solar system as a laboratory in the classroom” is one year old Press release 05/28/2019
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 CTA and the IAC celebrate the International Day of Light with an outreach day in Garafía Press release 05/14/2019
The Gran Telescopio Canarias is participating in a programme to monitor potentially dangerous asteroids Press release 05/02/2019
A system of globular clusters in the disc of a galaxy detected for the first time Press release 05/02/2019
“GALACTICA”: the biggest panorama of the Milky Way is complete Press release 04/30/2019
The HiPERCAM camera of the Gran Telescopio Canarias reveals new details about the oldest stars in the Milky Way Press release 04/09/2019
Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star Press release 04/04/2019
Journey to the Big Bang through the lithium of a Milky Way star Press release 04/02/2019
GRANTECAN opens its doors to its observing nights Press release 03/07/2019
Contracts for those newly qualified in “Formación Profesional” Press release 01/25/2019
Casiana Muñoz -Tuñón, new Deputy Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release 01/22/2019
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
HARMONI pases its design revisión and will be the spectrograph on the future ELT 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 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
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
A Sun more complex than expected Press release 11/28/2018
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
Our solar neighbourhood is full of planets Press release 11/14/2018
Cosmic fireworks from a new gamma-ray binary Press release 11/13/2018
La Palma hosts the meeting of the Board of the CTA Observatory Press release 11/13/2018
Galaxies like Russian dolls Press release 11/12/2018
The Winter School of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias on Big Data Comes to a Close Press release 11/09/2018
El rentable legado de una ley única en el mundo Press release 11/09/2018
Aluminium oxide found in an Ultra Hot Jupiter Press release 11/07/2018
El valor del cielo de La Palma Press release 11/05/2018
More than 80 participants from the whole world will attend the IAC Winter School on Big Data Press release 11/02/2018
30 years protecting the Canary sky Press release 10/31/2018
Two stars so close that they are almost touching found inside a planetary nebula Press release 10/23/2018
Astrophysics in the Canaries generates 3.5 euros for every euro invested Press release 10/23/2018
Astrophysics in the Canaries generates 3.5 euros for every euro invested Press release 10/23/2018
Four years with SONG Press release 10/22/2018
Close of the International Conference on the cosmic background radiation in Tenerife Press release 10/19/2018
Astronomers propose a new method for detecting black holes Press release 10/19/2018
Astronomy returns to the Canary classrooms Press release 10/18/2018
Frontiers of Astroparticle Physics Press release 10/11/2018
International Conference on the cosmic microwave background radiation in Tenerife Press release 10/11/2018
Sextans: the smallest cannibal galaxy discovered until now Press release 10/11/2018
LST1: a new telescope that shines in the summit of La Palma Press release 10/10/2018
Inauguration of the LST-1 telescope on La Palma Press release 10/09/2018
Galactic Archaeology Press release 10/08/2018
The Environmental footprint of Artificial Lighting Press release 10/03/2018
The faint glow of cosmic hydrogen Press release 10/02/2018
The Law of the Sky is 30 years old Press release 10/01/2018
A biography of possibly the first Canary astronomer will be presented, based on the discovery of a set of mysterious old exercise books in the library of the IAC Press release 09/24/2018
Stars from the world of literature “touch the sky” at the La Palma Observatory Press release 09/22/2018
The only known white dwarf orbited by planetary fragments has been analyzed Press release 09/20/2018
The IAC collaborates in the first Hispanoamerican Festival of Authors in La Palma Press release 09/12/2018
OTELO reveals a population of “ghost galaxies” in the Universe Press release 09/10/2018
Night CAT call for proposals 2019A General 09/04/2018
Perseids 2018, a spectacle in the sky Press release 08/03/2018
After the Kepler supernova explosion, no survivors were left behind Press release 08/01/2018
Un verano más, el IAC abre sus puertas a la formación de profesorado Press release 07/31/2018
A young IAC scientist wins a distinguished prize from the European Physical Society Press release 07/25/2018
Comienza el curso “Acércate al Cosmos” Press release 07/24/2018
Anuncio del puesto de Subdirector del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release 07/24/2018
One of the densest clusters of galaxies in the universe is revealed Press release 07/13/2018
The MAGIC telescopes help to uncover the origin of a cosmic neutrino Press release 07/12/2018
PEDRO DUQUE “We will continue to support the Sky of the Canaries as a valuable factor for society” Press release 07/10/2018
Researchers find organic material in the Antennae Galaxies Press release 07/09/2018
Tellurium is detected in one of its places of origin Press release 06/28/2018
MAGIC celebrates its 15th anniversary Press release 06/22/2018
MARIO VARGAS LLOSA: “We must bring literature closer to the stars!” Press release 06/20/2018
Representatives of the London School of Economics visit the IAC Press release 06/18/2018
IV International Summer Course "Astronomy Adventure in the Canary Islands" Press release 06/14/2018
Today, in the Sicilian town of Giardini Naxos (Italy) the first meeting on Science with the EST is starting Press release 06/11/2018
Researchers discover a system with three Earth-sized planets Press release 06/06/2018
Researchers discover multiple alkali metals in unique exoplanet Press release 05/31/2018
ALMA: in search of our cosmic origins Press release 05/29/2018
CosmoLAB: el Sistema Solar como laboratorio en el aula Press release 05/29/2018
20 years keeping an eye on R Aquarii Press release 05/18/2018
10ª edición del DNC: un ejemplo de comunicación interna Press release 05/16/2018
SPICA, a candidate for the next class M scientific mission of ESA Press release 05/10/2018
Call for IAC-Nordic NOT proposals for semester 2018B General 05/09/2018
Presentación en La Palma de la exposición “FEDER, mirando el cielo” Press release 05/08/2018
Researchers at the IAC participate in the discovery of clusters of galaxies in the early universe Press release 04/27/2018
The itinerant exhibition “FEDER looks at the sky” comes to La Palma Press release 04/25/2018
A stellar first showing of the new film by Mateo Gil “The Laws of Thermodynamics” Press release 04/20/2018
Lirids 2018: a date with the stars this weekend Press release 04/20/2018
A stargazers’ festival Press release 04/19/2018
Meeting of the Advisory Research Commission of the IAC Press release 04/17/2018
“The Universe is the best particle accelerator” Press release 04/13/2018
The Galaxies "tune up their musical instruments" Press release 04/09/2018
GALÁCTICA: The largest photo of the Milky Way available on the web Press release 04/03/2018
The Hubble Space Telescope discovers the most distant star ever observed Press release 04/02/2018
Representatives of the TMT visit the IAC and its observatories Press release 03/22/2018
The Nobel Laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji visits the IAC and the Teide Observatory Press release 03/19/2018
The workshop on the James Webb Space Telescope finishes Press release 03/15/2018
IAC researchers will participate in the XIth Physics Students Conference at the University of La Laguna. Press release 03/14/2018
IN MEMORIAM: STEPHEN HAWKING Press release 03/14/2018
Special issue “Women in Astronomy” Press release 03/08/2018
Lecture on the James Webb Space Telescope at the Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos Press release 03/07/2018
Researchers have observed the heating produced in the Sun by magnetic waves Press release 03/05/2018
GTC studies the origin of the neutrino detected in the “Ice Cube” in the South Pole Press release 02/27/2018
CanariCam studies the polarization produced by the gas and dust around the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Press release 02/20/2018
IAC astronomers find a star in the Milky Way that shouldn’t really exist Press release 02/20/2018
Astronomy at the Canary classrooms Press release 02/16/2018
The members of the group which is developing the HARMONI instrument for the European supertelescope ELT meet in Tenerife. Press release 02/08/2018
Fuerteventura se vuelca con “Descubre el Universo” Press release 01/26/2018
La ACIISI te invita a descubrir el Universo con el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release 01/22/2018
CALIFA renews the classification of galaxies Press release 01/11/2018
Galaxies that feed on other galaxies Press release 01/08/2018
Overabundance of massive stars in the Tarantula Nebula Press release 01/05/2018
News about Tabby’s star, the most mysterious star of 2017 Press release 01/03/2018
The Quadrantids and the first wishes of the year Press release 01/02/2018
NEFER: a new instrument for the GTC Press release 12/27/2017
Students of the Universidad de La Laguna discover the brightest nova inside the Andromeda Galaxy of 2017 Press release 12/22/2017
Calendario astronómico 2018 Press release 12/21/2017
IAC astronomers find one of the first stars formed in the Milky Way Press release 12/19/2017
El instrumento CARMENES descubre su primer exoplaneta Press release 12/18/2017
The European Research Council awards one of its prestigious "ERC Consolidator Grants" to IAC researcher Elena Khomenko Press release 12/14/2017
Gemínidas 2017, la lluvia de Navidad Press release 12/07/2017
First light of ESPRESSO: a new generation of hunters for Earth-like planets Press release 12/07/2017
El magnetismo de los agujeros negros es sorprendentemente débil Press release 12/07/2017
Noviembre, mes de la divulgación científica Press release 12/04/2017
Cuatro senadores visitan el IAC Press release 12/04/2017
Emission from the centre of a galaxy has a serpentine shape Press release 12/04/2017
Las Estrellas Errantes de las Nubes de Magallanes Press release 11/30/2017
Clausurada la XXIX Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics Press release 11/20/2017
Un planeta muy “heavy”, increíblemente metálico y denso Press release 11/17/2017
El origen de la barra de la Gran Nube de Magallanes Press release 11/16/2017
El Comité Científico Internacional de los Observatorios de Canarias se reúne en La Palma Press release 11/15/2017
Hallan el segundo sistema planetario más cercano a la Tierra Press release 11/15/2017
La vida de una estrella en un arco iris Press release 11/15/2017
Dos galaxias muy brillantes “chocarán” a 13.000 millones de años luz Press release 11/13/2017
Inaugurada una nueva Escuela de Invierno del IAC Press release 11/13/2017
El Teatro Circo de Marte despide a la élite de la Astrofísica en rayos gamma Press release 11/10/2017
Aplicaciones del transporte radiativo a atmósferas estelares y planetarias en la Escuela de Invierno del IAC Press release 11/10/2017
"From La Palma to the sky" Press release 11/08/2017
Discovering the Extreme Universe in Santa Cruz de La Palma Press release 11/07/2017
Public talk in Garafía about Extreme Universe Press release 11/06/2017
