The European Solar Telescope (EST) project has taken a decisive step towards construction with the establishment of the Board of Governmental Representatives (BGR), marking the first formal commitment at the governmental level to this European flagship in solar research. Until now, EST has been driven by a scientific consortium of universities and research institutions across Europe. The creation of the BGR transforms EST into a collaboration among European nations, whose national governments lend political support to the project and to the creation of a future European Solar Telescope

La investigadora del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Julia de León, ha sido galardonada con el prestigioso Premio Mujeres a Seguir (MAS) 2024 en la categoría de Ciencia. La distinción reconoce su excepcional trayectoria, su impacto en la investigación Astrofísica y su papel como referente femenino en un sector estratégico. La ceremonia de la XII edición de los Premios Mujeres a Seguir se celebró este 30 de octubre en Madrid, reuniendo a personalidades de la política, la ciencia, la cultura y el deporte para rendir homenaje a mujeres que, con su talento y compromiso, están

Cristina Ramos Almeida, investigadora del Instituto Astrofísico de Canarias (IAC) y coautora de más de un centenar de artículos sobre galaxias y agujeros negros, ha sido una de las homenajeadas en la primera edición de los premios "Mujeres tenían que SER" de Radio Club Tenerife, Cadena SER. El evento, celebrado en la noche del miércoles 29 de octubre, en la sala Adán Martín del edificio de Presidencia del Gobierno en Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ha teñido el espacio de reconocimiento al talento femenino en diversos ámbitos. La distinción resalta la crucial contribución de Ramos Almeida a la

The European Solar Telescope (EST) project has reached a decisive stage, with the completion of the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) of the Buildings and Civil Works, which was given a very positive evaluation by the panel of experts. This marks the start of the detailed design and construction phase of the infrastructure which will house the largest solar telescope in Europe. The review, which began on September 2nd, concluded with in-person meetings on October 21st and 22nd at the IACTEC facilities in Tenerife. During these sessions, experts in different fields discussed the main aspects of

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) welcomed the visit of Professor Didier Queloz, Nobel Laureate in Physics and co-discoverer of the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star. Professor Queloz's stay at the IAC has focused on instrumental development and technological collaboration. As part of his agenda, he also gave a lecture entitled ‘Exoplanets: the next frontier’ in the IAC Lecture Hall. The researcher visited the IAC to supervise the installation of a new high-stability spectrograph on the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma