Astronomers find Earth-sized world potentially covered in volcanoes Press release 17/05/2023
An old problem about the measurement of the chemical composition of the universe has been resolved Press release 17/05/2023
The mystery of the runaway supermassive black hole, solved Press release 09/05/2023
Astronomers discover tiny galaxy with extraordinary star formation in distant Universe Press release 18/04/2023
Does the merger of two black holes emit light? The Subaru+GTC collaboration tries to answer this question Press release 13/04/2023
Molecules precursors to life discovered in the Perseus Cloud Press release 03/04/2023
Astronomers witness the birth of a cluster of galaxies from the early Universe Press release 29/03/2023
Discovery of relativistic jets blowing bubbles in the central region of the Teacup Galaxy Press release 21/03/2023
A near-pristine star found to be binary Press release 13/01/2023
Astronomers find the origin of one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way Press release 10/01/2023
The IAC sends to space its second instrument for Earth observation Press release 04/01/2023
Hospital Universitario de Canarias and IAC make progress in the early detection of colon cancer with artificial intelligence Press release 19/12/2022
ESPRESSO and CARMENES discover two potentially habitable exo-Earths around a star near the Sun Press release 15/12/2022
James Webb Telescope reveals the possible origin of the mysterious shapes in the Southern Ring Nebula Press release 13/12/2022
The James Webb telescope produces an unparalleled view of the ghostly light in galaxy clusters Press release 02/12/2022
XXXIII Canary Islands Winter School - Overlaps at the Frontiers of Astrophysics, Cosmology and Particle Physics Press release 22/11/2022
The European Space Agency and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias celebrate their silver anniversary in Tenerife Press release 11/11/2022
Unravelling coronal bright points Research news 14/10/2022
Heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere Press release 13/10/2022
James Webb telescope studies organic molecules near black holes Press release 11/10/2022
New insights into the puzzle of strong CO absorptions in massive early-type galaxies Research news 01/10/2022
Magnetic Fields in the Solar Atmosphere Press release 29/09/2022
The first extensive catalogue of massive stars with low metallicity Press release 22/09/2022
Rapid quasi-periodic oscillations in a relativistic jet Research news 22/09/2022
The CLASP2.1 mission team receives a NASA award Press release 22/09/2022
The possible detection of elusive intermediate mass black holes Press release 21/09/2022
New source of lithium production found in the Universe Press release 13/09/2022
A study shows that “water worlds” could be as common as Earths Press release 08/09/2022
Preparing for the world’s biggest radio telescope Press release 25/07/2022
An ancient brown dwarf in our cosmic neighbourhood Press release 22/07/2022
About metallicity variations in the local Galactic interstellar medium Research news 04/07/2022
A new planet hunter starts its work Press release 27/06/2022
Proton acceleration in thermonuclear nova explosions revealed by gamma rays Research news 22/06/2022
Gliese 486 b: a Rosetta stone for the study of exoplanets Press release 22/06/2022
Two new rocky planets in the solar neighborhood Press release 15/06/2022
Possible evidence of planet formation found in the Orion Nebula Press release 09/06/2022
Una alianza macaronésica para reducir la contaminación lumínica Press release 09/06/2022
The star cluster Westerlund 1: a nursery of giant stars within the shadows Press release 25/05/2022
The synchronized dance of the Magellanic Clouds star formation history Research news 24/05/2022
A new algorithm that simulates the intergalactic medium of the Universe in seconds is developed Press release 20/05/2022
Dwarf galaxies: key laboratories for the study of dark matter Press release 16/05/2022
Astronomers observe potential magnetic flip around a supermassive black hole Press release 05/05/2022
Astronomers discover a “black widow” binary star system with the shortest orbital period known Press release 04/05/2022
Astronomers discover a four-planet system with a peculiar migration process Press release 02/05/2022
The cultural and sky landscape of the Way of Saint James Press release 29/04/2022
Testing fundamental physics with ESPRESSO Research news 19/04/2022
BBVA Foundation's president, Carlos Torres Vila, visits the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory Photomontage 12/04/2022
Evidence of the impact of quasar driven outflows on recent star formation Research news 06/04/2022
Caught in the act: the winds driven by supermassive black holes directly impact star formation Press release 21/03/2022
An ultraviolet wind in a neutron star X-ray binary transient Research news 19/03/2022
A novel black hole mass scaling relation Research news 17/03/2022
A cold wind during the discovery outburst of a black hole Research news 15/03/2022
Astronomers develop new method for taking the temperature of black holes Press release 15/03/2022
Powerful warm winds discovered during a neutron star eruption Press release 02/03/2022
The nature of an extreme B supergiant in Cygnus Research news 02/03/2022
Astronomers find a black hole which rotates highly inclined to its orbit Press release 25/02/2022
Astronomers find in the Milky Way an unusual blue supergiant star travelling at high velocity Press release 22/02/2022
Supermassive black holes change the central regions of galaxies Press release 18/02/2022
IAC scientists complete an unprecedented study of the masses of over 500 clusters of galaxies Press release 15/02/2022
A sub-Earth confirmed in the planetary system of the closest star to the Sun Press release 10/02/2022
SHARKS survey detects more than a million invisible sources in its first data release Press release 31/01/2022
NORBERT LANGER: "There are still many uncertainties about the evolution of massive stars" Interview 28/01/2022
A stellar stream remnant of a globular cluster below the metallicity floor Research news 26/01/2022
The mystery of the brightest planetary nebulae Press release 24/01/2022
MUSE reveals different gas components in planetary nebulae Research news 19/01/2022
Astronomers discover first supernova explosion of a Wolf-Rayet star Press release 12/01/2022
A primitive stellar structure helps us to unravel the earliest phases of the Milky Way Press release 05/01/2022
Origin of stellar prolate rotation in a cosmologically simulated faint dwarf Research news 22/12/2021
A dwarf irregular galaxy caught in transition Research news 22/12/2021
Astronomers find Milky Way analogue galaxy in the early universe Press release 21/12/2021
Astronomers confirm the existence of a cosmic supervoid that challenges our understanding of dark energy Press release 17/12/2021
A dense ultra-short period sub-Earth planet transiting a nearby red dwarf star Research news 16/12/2021
ESPRESSO puts the physical constants to the test Press release 14/12/2021
The “last breaths” in the lives of galaxies Press release 13/12/2021
Astronomers discover an ultra-light and super-fast sub-Earth orbiting a red dwarf Press release 02/12/2021
Study reveals that giant planets could reach "maturity" much earlier than previously thought Press release 02/12/2021
Solving the enigma of the brightest planetary nebulae Research news 29/11/2021
Mapping the hidden magnetic field of the quiet Sun Research news 29/11/2021
Astronomers discover ancient brown dwarf with lithium deposits intact Press release 24/11/2021
Constraints on the dust extinction law of the Galaxy Research news 19/11/2021
Discovery of pulsations in the nitrogen-rich PG1159 star PG 1144+005 Research news 19/11/2021
Detection of TiO and Na in the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-65b Research news 16/11/2021
Characterization of the host galaxy from gamma-ray blazars Research news 16/11/2021
Testing the extreme acceleration mechanisms in the supermassive black holes neighborhood Research news 16/11/2021
Magnetic turbulence hidden in the Whirlpool Galaxy Press release 09/11/2021
Images from the Hubble Space Telescope and GRANTECAN help to show how the first galaxies were formed Press release 21/10/2021
CLASP2.1: a new suborbital space mission for mapping the magnetic field of the solar chromosphere Press release 18/10/2021
Rocky exoplanets and their host stars may have similar composition Press release 14/10/2021
Are ultra-diffuse galaxies structurally similar to low-surface-brightness galaxies? Research news 30/09/2021
Calibrating the Rossby number, a key parameter to study the magnetic activity of stars Research news 30/09/2021
Solving the paradox of the enigmatic solar sodium D1 line polarization Research news 29/09/2021
The Cumbre Vieja volcano taken with the DRAGO camera from orbit Press release 29/09/2021
Testing Einstein's equivalence principle at early cosmological epochs with quasar observations Research news 24/09/2021
New data obtained about the biggest and one of the most complete Einstein rings Press release 23/09/2021
Measuring darkness in remote places Press release 15/09/2021
Dust in the central parsecs of unobscured AGN provides more challenges to the torus Research news 04/09/2021
Anatomy of the impact of a protostellar jet in the Orion Nebula Press release 02/09/2021
IRSOL and IAC scientists solve a complex paradox in solar physics Press release 18/08/2021
A nonlinear damping mechanism for waves in the solar corona Research news 17/08/2021
The star formation rate evolution of low-mass galaxies as seen by OTELO Research news 13/08/2021
A study offers new prospects for finding life outside the Earth Press release 05/08/2021
Astronomers discover how to feed a black hole Press release 29/07/2021
Black holes modulate star formation in neighboring galaxies Research news 28/07/2021
Rotation found in three galaxies satellites of the Milky Way Press release 27/07/2021
WEAVE is ready to start operating in La Palma Press release 22/07/2021
A large tidal stream observed in the Sombrero galaxy Press release 21/07/2021
The first light pollution laboratory in the Azores Press release 16/07/2021
Satellite galaxies can carry on forming stars when they pass close to their parent galaxies Press release 06/07/2021
CHEOPS unexpectedly detects a unique exoplanet Press release 28/06/2021
A study shows the unexpected effect of black holes beyond their own galaxies Press release 09/06/2021
The IAC passes successfully the pre-optical revision of the instrument HARMONI Press release 08/06/2021
The origin of the first structures formed in galaxies like the Milky Way identified Press release 07/06/2021
Astronomers discover a massive star cluster, of intermediate age, in the constellation Scutum Press release 02/06/2021
Similar states of activity identified in supermassive and stellar mass black holes Press release 26/05/2021
Does the Milky Way move like a spinning top? Press release 25/05/2021
The natural brightness of the night sky Press release 06/05/2021
The IAC is participating in the DALI experiment, searching for the axion, proposed component of dark matter Press release 30/04/2021
A new super-Earth detected orbiting a red dwarf star Press release 16/04/2021
A titanic interstellar medium ejection from a massive starburst galaxy Research news 26/03/2021
Efficient Bayesian inference of the evolving cosmic web from galaxy surveys Research news 25/03/2021
New light on baryonic matter and gravity on cosmic scales Press release 25/03/2021
Downflowing umbral flashes as evidence of standing waves in sunspot umbrae Research news 11/03/2021
Ideas for future NASA missions searching for extraterrestrial civilizations Press release 10/03/2021
A nearby transiting rocky exoplanet that is suitable for atmospheric investigation Research news 05/03/2021
A super-Earth is discovered which can be used to test planetary atmosphere models Press release 04/03/2021
Neural networks to distinguish real and simulated galaxies Research news 03/03/2021
Mapping solar magnetic fields from the photosphere to the corona Research news 01/03/2021
Big Data to model the evolution of the cosmic web Press release 22/02/2021
The CLASP2 space experiment achieves an unprecedented map of the Sun’s magnetic field from the photosphere up to the base of the corona Press release 19/02/2021
Astronomers test a method for investigating cosmic inflation Press release 17/02/2021
Post-common envelope binaries as the precursors of extremely red old stars Research news 10/02/2021
Collision of C-type Ryugu’s parent body with a rocky object Research news 25/01/2021
Astronomers discover a surprising system of six exoplanets which orbit rhythmically Press release 25/01/2021
Successful launch of DRAGO, IACTEC’s first infrared camera Press release 24/01/2021
A challenge to models of star-formation truncation in massive galaxies Press release 11/01/2021
An eclipse, a superconjunction, and the last meteor shower of the year: Geminids 2020 Press release 09/12/2020
New techniques are developed for producing synthetic catalogues of galaxies Press release 03/12/2020
A new stellar site for the formation of very heavy elements Research news 19/11/2020
A Plague of Magnetic Spots Among the Hot Stars of Globular Clusters Research news 18/11/2020
Colouring asteroid Bennu Research news 17/11/2020
The Spanish Goverment increases the budget of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias by 9 million euros Press release 02/11/2020
Solved: the mystery of how dark matter in galaxies is distributed Press release 28/10/2020
Discovery of a young forming planet around the nearby star AU Mic Research news 27/10/2020
The Gran Telescopio Canarias finds the farthest black hole that belongs to a rare family of galaxies Press release 27/10/2020
Touching an asteroid and coming back: OSIRIS-REx and Bennu Press release 20/10/2020
The role of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy in the evolution of our Galaxy Research news 19/10/2020
Cosmic amorphous dust in the interstellar medium as a possible explanation for the Anomalous Microwave Emission Research news 13/10/2020
The puzzle of the strange galaxy made of 99.99% dark matter is solved Press release 13/10/2020
Nailing Bennu's colors to the mast: new findings on the origin of this primitive body Press release 09/10/2020
New measurements of the solar spectrum verify Einstein’s theory of General Relativity Press release 08/10/2020
A giant planet candidate transiting a white dwarf Research news 07/10/2020
The CHEOPS mission measures the properties of one of the hottest and most extreme extrasolar planets Press release 29/09/2020
Large scale dynamical differences between active and non-active galaxies in the local Universe Research news 28/09/2020
Astronomers find the first galaxy whose ultraviolet luminosity is comparable to that of a quasar Press release 28/09/2020
Is the Large Magellanic Cloud spiral arm a stable structure? Research news 25/09/2020
The impact of strong recombination on temperature determination in planetary nebulae Research news 24/09/2020
The first “ultrahot Neptune” is discovered Press release 22/09/2020
Exogeneous material found on the surface of asteroids Ryugu and Bennu Press release 21/09/2020
TESS, Spitzer and the GTC detect a planet orbiting a white dwarf for the first time Press release 16/09/2020
Natural darkness to preserve night-time ecosystems Press release 15/09/2020
The presence of resonating cavities above sunspots has been confirmed Press release 09/09/2020
Discovery of continuous infrared winds during the outburst of a black hole Research news 31/08/2020
Continuous infrared winds discovered during the eruption of a stellar mass black hole Press release 27/08/2020
The phosphorus that came from the stars Research news 06/08/2020
Stars rich in phosphorus: seeds of life in the universe Press release 04/08/2020
Differences between the discs of active and non-active galaxies detected for the first time Press release 31/07/2020
Tidally trapped pulsations in a close binary star system Research news 14/07/2020
The structure of the famous Jet of material in M87, the brightest galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, revealed Press release 02/07/2020
Activities for Asteroid Day Press release 26/06/2020
A system of superearths has been detected around the brightest red dwarf in the sky Press release 25/06/2020
A planet in the process of formation found round the nearby young star AU Mic Press release 24/06/2020
A crucial test for astronomical spectrograph calibration with frequency combs Research news 24/06/2020
The LST-1 telescope on La Palma detects the Crab Pulsar at very high-energy Press release 22/06/2020
Hot stars are plagued by giant magnetic spots Press release 01/06/2020
ESPRESSO confirms the nearest exo-Earth with unprecedented precision Press release 26/05/2020
The evolutionary history of the Milky Way determined in more detail than ever Press release 25/05/2020
The changing-look optical wind of the flaring X-ray transient Swift J1858.6-0814 Research news 21/05/2020
Nightside condensation of iron in an ultrahot giant exoplanet Research news 20/05/2020
TESS satellite dates an ancient collision with our galaxy Research news 20/05/2020
IAC Scientists have characterized over 200 new clusters of galaxies first detected by the Planck satellite using the telescopes on La Palma Press release 04/05/2020
A chromospheric resonance cavity in a sunspot mapped with seismology Research news 29/04/2020
The CHEOPS mission, in which the IAC is participating, observes its first exoplanets Press release 16/04/2020
An ionised bubble powered by a proto-cluster at z = 6.5 Research news 08/04/2020
La Palma telescopes participate in the discovery of a young blazar produced by the merger of two galaxies Press release 07/04/2020
Young stars found in the oldest and most massive galaxies in the Universe Research news 23/03/2020
Scientists discover the first pulsating white dwarf in an eclipsing binary system Press release 16/03/2020
A huge superbubble observed in an interacting galaxy Press release 12/03/2020
Observed: an exoplanet where it rains iron Press release 11/03/2020
Observed: an occultation of a brown dwarf by another Press release 10/03/2020
Astronomers discover a pulsating teardrop-shaped star Press release 09/03/2020
Astronomers discover a white dwarf formed by the merger of two stars Press release 02/03/2020
A step forward to solve the mystery of ultra-diffuse galaxies Press release 12/02/2020
Are ultra-diffuse galaxies Milky Way-sized? Research news 12/02/2020
Sucessful test of new technology which should help to discover “other Earths” Press release 11/02/2020
The extreme CNO-enhanced composition of a primitive iron-poor dwarf star Research news 06/02/2020
Red nuggets at the center of nearby galaxies Research news 28/01/2020
Confirming new physics in space Research news 27/01/2020
Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of a primitive star Press release 21/01/2020
TESS satellite dates an ancient collision with our galaxy Press release 13/01/2020
RAFFAELLA MORGANTI: "The first image of a black hole was an important milestone for astrophysics" Interview 27/12/2019
