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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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  • Lluvia de meteoros
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    La lluvia más esperada del verano
    La noche del 12 al 13 de agosto, el canal sky-live.tv se desplazará hasta Extremadura para retransmitir el máximo de las Perseidas 2023 desde el Centro Internacional de Innovación Deportiva en el Medio Natural “El Anillo”, además de desde los Observatorios de Canarias, como una de las actividades de divulgación del proyecto Energy Efficiency Laboratories (EELabs).
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  • AESEMI - IAC
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    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, nuevo miembro de AESEMI
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) sumará su experiencia y conocimientos a la Asociación Española de Semiconductores ( AESEMI). La asociación continúa así aunando las piezas del ecosistema español de los semiconductores, una labor que facilitará las colaboraciones y sinergias. El IAC, acreditado por el Gobierno español como «Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa», es un organismo público de investigación español que gestiona dos de los mejores observatorios astronómicos del mundo. Administrativamente, es un Consorcio Público, integrado por la Administración General del Estado Español
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  • Euclid first images
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    First test of the Euclid telescope in space.
    The first test images from its two instruments show its potential for achieving its scientific goals. These images will be used to check the instruments and to see how Euclid can be adjusted and fine tuned for best performance. The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Euclid mission, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is participating, will produce the biggest and most accurate 3D map of the universe. Euclid’s two instruments VIS (VISible instrument) and NISP (Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer) have taken their first test images. The results indicated that this space
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  • Foto de grupo con los ponentes, los participantes presenciales y los participantes en modo telemático
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    The ninth edition of the AEACI promotes astronomy education once more
    Under the theme "Other Worlds", this edition highlighted the latest discoveries and advances in research on extrasolar planets, the Solar System and applications of astrophysical technology in other fields, such as Earth observation from space. The AEACI 2023 focused, as on previous editions, on the practical application of these contents to STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
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  • Galaxia de canto UGC11859 y GTC-1
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    Grantecan solves an old puzzle about the brightness of galaxy discs
    An international scientific team, including the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has detected distortions in the brightness of a galaxy's disc that could be explained by the gravitational effect of an unknown neighbouring galaxy. Named GTC-1, the satellite galaxy was discovered using ultra-deep images obtained with the OSIRIS camera of the Gran Telescopio Canarias, located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma. The finding provides a possible explanation for a puzzle about way the light fades out at the edges of galaxy disks, a mystery that has bothered the
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