News

This section includes scientific and technological news from the IAC and its Observatories, as well as press releases on scientific and technological results, astronomical events, educational projects, outreach activities and institutional events.

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A giant planet candidate transiting a white dwarf Research news
The CHEOPS mission measures the properties of one of the hottest and most extreme extrasolar planets Press release
Large scale dynamical differences between active and non-active galaxies in the local Universe Research news
Astronomers find the first galaxy whose ultraviolet luminosity is comparable to that of a quasar Press release
Is the Large Magellanic Cloud spiral arm a stable structure? Research news
The impact of strong recombination on temperature determination in planetary nebulae Research news
The first “ultrahot Neptune” is discovered Press release
Exogeneous material found on the surface of asteroids Ryugu and Bennu Press release
TESS, Spitzer and the GTC detect a planet orbiting a white dwarf for the first time Press release
Natural darkness to preserve night-time ecosystems Press release
The presence of resonating cavities above sunspots has been confirmed Press release
Discovery of continuous infrared winds during the outburst of a black hole Research news
Continuous infrared winds discovered during the eruption of a stellar mass black hole Press release
The phosphorus that came from the stars Research news
Stars rich in phosphorus: seeds of life in the universe Press release
Differences between the discs of active and non-active galaxies detected for the first time Press release
Tidally trapped pulsations in a close binary star system Research news
The structure of the famous Jet of material in M87, the brightest galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, revealed Press release
Activities for Asteroid Day Press release
A system of superearths has been detected around the brightest red dwarf in the sky Press release
A planet in the process of formation found round the nearby young star AU Mic Press release
A crucial test for astronomical spectrograph calibration with frequency combs Research news
The LST-1 telescope on La Palma detects the Crab Pulsar at very high-energy Press release
Hot stars are plagued by giant magnetic spots Press release
ESPRESSO confirms the nearest exo-Earth with unprecedented precision Press release
The evolutionary history of the Milky Way determined in more detail than ever Press release
The changing-look optical wind of the flaring X-ray transient Swift J1858.6-0814 Research news
Nightside condensation of iron in an ultrahot giant exoplanet Research news
TESS satellite dates an ancient collision with our galaxy Research news
IAC Scientists have characterized over 200 new clusters of galaxies first detected by the Planck satellite using the telescopes on La Palma Press release
A chromospheric resonance cavity in a sunspot mapped with seismology Research news
The CHEOPS mission, in which the IAC is participating, observes its first exoplanets Press release
An ionised bubble powered by a proto-cluster at z = 6.5 Research news
La Palma telescopes participate in the discovery of a young blazar produced by the merger of two galaxies Press release
Young stars found in the oldest and most massive galaxies in the Universe Research news
Scientists discover the first pulsating white dwarf in an eclipsing binary system Press release
A huge superbubble observed in an interacting galaxy Press release
Observed: an exoplanet where it rains iron Press release
Observed: an occultation of a brown dwarf by another Press release
Astronomers discover a pulsating teardrop-shaped star Press release
Astronomers discover a white dwarf formed by the merger of two stars Press release
A step forward to solve the mystery of ultra-diffuse galaxies Press release
Are ultra-diffuse galaxies Milky Way-sized? Research news
Sucessful test of new technology which should help to discover “other Earths” Press release
The extreme CNO-enhanced composition of a primitive iron-poor dwarf star Research news
Red nuggets at the center of nearby galaxies Research news
Confirming new physics in space Research news
Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of a primitive star Press release
TESS satellite dates an ancient collision with our galaxy Press release
RAFFAELLA MORGANTI: "The first image of a black hole was an important milestone for astrophysics" Interview
Young stars found in the oldest and most massive galaxies in the universe Press release
Scientists find the explanation at the high temperatures of the solar corona Press release
Discovery of the highest-energy photons from a gamma-ray burst by the MAGIC telescopes Research news
Discovery of a massive black hole companion to a B-type star from radial velocity measurements Research news
Astronomers discover a giant black hole that challenges current models of stellar evolution Press release
MAGIC telescopes detect the first gamma-rays burst at very high energies Press release
The early sequence of events that shaped the Milky Way Research news
DESI opens its 5.000 eyes to capture the colors of the Cosmos Press release
Free access to the largest catalogue of objects observed by Grantecan Press release
Violent flares in the centre of a black hole system Press release
Didier Queloz, Physics Nobel Prize Winner 2019, Is Developing an Advanced Terrestrial Planet Hunter for the Isaac Newton Telescope Press release
A giant exoplanet orbiting a very-low-mass star challenges planet formation models Research news
EMIR and MEGARA, two instruments giving excellent results on GRANTECAN Press release
Fullerenes discovered in a star formation region in Perseus Press release
Hard-state Accretion Disk Winds from Black Holes Research news
Astronomers find an unusual planetary system which challenges models of planet formation Press release
Fullerenes in the IC 348 star cluster of the Perseus molecular cloud Research news
Exploring a new definition of the green valley and its implications Research news
The Gran Telescopio Canarias obtains the visible spectrum of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), the first confirmed interstellar comet Press release
Do we need a galactic disc to form stars? Research news
Dual dust chemistry around evolved stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud Research news
Sharper view of the cosmos through reproducible science Press release
A “gold mine” is detected in a collision of two distant stars Press release
Astronomers find a nearby system of exoplanets with a potentially inhabitable world Press release
The Governing Council of the IAC gives firm support to the building of the TMT on La Palma Press release
10 years of the GTC: Amazing science with an astonishing telescope Press release
The early days of the Milky Way revealed Press release
Ending of the course for teachers “Get close to the Cosmos” Press release
A study of the whole Sun Press release
A planetesimal orbiting within the debris disc around a white dwarf star Research news
A giant interstellar bubble being grown in the Andromeda galaxy Research news
The hidden Universe: inauguration of the IAU Symposium Press release
Powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole Research news
Within galaxy variations in the chemical composition are responsible for the fundamental relation Research news
A distance of 13 Mpc resolves the claimed anomalies of the galaxy lacking dark matter Research news
New Earths discovered around a very small star Press release
The atmosphere of a new ultra hot Jupiter is analysed Press release
Fast and furious: detection of powerful winds driven by a supermassive black hole from La Palma Press release
The mystery of the galaxy with no dark matter: solved! Press release
Low-frequency gravity waves in blue supergiants Research news
The IAC and ESA sign an agreement to widen the programmes of connection and transmission of optical data at the Teide Observatory Press release
The surface of asteroid Bennu: dark, rough and dense with boulders Research news
Anomalous microwave emission detected from the Taurus Molecular Cloud with the QUIJOTE experiment Research news
Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107 Research news
Back to the Lithium Plateau with the [Fe/H] < -6 star J0023+0307 Research news
Spiral-shaped wavefronts in a sunspot umbra Research news
Spiral-shaped winds in old stars reveal presence of a partner Research news
Astronomers open the way to the hearts of the blue supergiants Press release
A system of globular clusters in the disc of a galaxy detected for the first time Press release
The Gran Telescopio Canarias is participating in a programme to monitor potentially dangerous asteroids Press release
“GALACTICA”: the biggest panorama of the Milky Way is complete Press release
CLASP-2: investigating the magnetic solar chromosphere by means of telescopes launched into space with NASA suborbital rockets Press release
Intracluster light: a luminous tracer for dark matter in clusters of galaxies Research news
Anomalous microwave emission detected from the Taurus Molecular Cloud Press release
The HiPERCAM camera of the Gran Telescopio Canarias reveals new details about the oldest stars in the Milky Way Press release
50 years of doctoral theses Press release
Heavy metal planet fragment survives destruction from dead star Press release
Journey to the Big Bang through the lithium of a Milky Way star Press release
The IAC, re-elected to the Science Lab of Microsoft's Azure computer network Press release
Rough, dense with boulders and low albedo surface of Bennu revealed through images of NASA OSIRIS-REx mission Press release
GTC discovers a new Einstein cross Press release
Discovery of Stars Surrounded by Iron Dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud Research news
GRANTECAN opens its doors to its observing nights Press release
The Gran Telescopio Canarias will observe binary asteroid Didymos, main target of the ESA Hera space mission Press release
The new IATec building is inaugurated in La Laguna Press release
Old stars live longer than we thought Press release
A new chapter in the series “Girls who broke a glass ceiling looking at the sky” Press release
Encourage scientific and technological vocations among younger women Press release
Massive collision in the planetary system Kepler 107 Press release
Contracts for those newly qualified in “Formación Profesional” Press release
Making the Hubble’s deepest images even deeper Press release
Stars shrouded in iron dust Press release
Casiana Muñoz -Tuñón, new Deputy Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Press release
New data about spiral waves detected in sunspots Press release
A giant interstellar bubble being grown in the Andromeda Galaxy Press release
A new, potentially inhabitable super-Earth Press release
Helium signal reveals the comet-like tail of exoplanet WASP-69b for the first time Press release
Cosmic fireworks from a new gamma-ray binary Press release
Galaxies like Russian dolls Press release
First images of asteroid Bennu obtained by the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft Press release
The only known white dwarf orbited by planetary fragments has been analyzed Press release
A lower limit to the accretion disc radius in the active galactic nucleus NGC 1052 Research news
After the Kepler supernova explosion, no survivors were left behind Press release
How solar prominences vibrate Press release
Extreme magnification of a distant star by a galaxy-cluster lens Research news
Non-grey dimming events of KIC 8462852 from GTC spectrophotometry Research news
The Clarke exobelt, a method to search for possible extraterrestrial civilizations Press release
Astronomers find a galaxy unchanged since the early universe Press release
Researchers have observed the heating produced in the Sun by magnetic waves Press release
The first post-Kepler brightness dips of KIC 8462852 Research news
The stellar orbit distribution in present-day galaxies inferred from the CALIFA survey Research news
IAC astronomers find a star in the Milky Way that shouldn’t really exist Press release
IAC astronomers find a star in the Milky Way that shouldn’t really exist Press release
ESPRESSO has its first light on the four telescopes of the VLT at the same time Press release
The IAC and February 11th, International Day of Women and Girls in Science Press release
CARMENES finds a nearby Neptune in the temperate zone of an early-M dwarf Research news
Black-hole-regulated star formation in massive galaxies Research news
Black-hole-regulated star formation in massive galaxies Research news
Tenerife, a knowledge-based island Press release
CALIFA renews the classification of galaxies Press release
Galaxies that feed on other galaxies Press release
Overabundance of massive stars in the Tarantula Nebula Press release
News about Tabby’s star, the most mysterious star of 2017 Press release
Confirmed: black holes regulate star formation in massive galaxies Press release
IAC astronomers find one of the first stars formed in the Milky Way Press release
IX edition “Día de Nuestra Ciencia” Press release
Discovery of a super-Earth near to the habitable zone of a cool star Press release
The Spaghetti Nebula, a new image by the IAC’s remote astrograph Press release
Course on “Introduction to instrumentation for Earth observation satellites" Press release
A rocky super-earth has been found in the habitable zone of a cool star close to the Sun Press release
The first image of a new gaseous component in a planetary nebula. Press release
Astrophysicists from the IAC discover an intense wind in the neighbourhood of a black hole Press release
Found: the lost generation of stars in globular clusters which stellar evolution models had predicted Press release