Tellurium is detected in one of its places of origin
An international team led by a PhD student from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) has identified the emission...
Temperature inhomogeneities cause the abundance discrepancy in H II regions
H II regions are ionized nebulae associated with the formation of massive stars. They exhibit a wealth of emission lines in their spectra that form the basis...
TESS satellite dates an ancient collision with our galaxy
From a single bright star in the constellation of Indus, an international team of scientists led by the University of Birmingham, with the participation of...
TESS satellite dates an ancient collision with our galaxy
Earlier this year, a team of astrophysicists has revealed new insights on an ancient collision that our galaxy the Milky Way underwent with another smaller...
TESS, Spitzer and the GTC detect a planet orbiting a white dwarf for the first time
With data from NASA’s TESS satellite, from the now retired Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) an international team of astronomers...
The "Visiting Researchers" programme of the Occident Foundation strengthens the commitment to attract prestigious scientific personnel to the IAC
Nine internationally renowned specialists in the field of astrophysics have participated this year in the "Visiting Researchers" programme of the Occident...
The Alliance of the Severo Ochoa Centres and the María de Maeztu Units (SOMMa is the Spanish acronym) of which the IAC is a member, presents its proposals for promoting Spanish “science of excellence” and safeguarding its competitivity
The creation of SOMMa will allow the centres and the units to increase their impact, promote collaboration and networking and enrich the complete R+D system...
The cultural and sky landscape of the Way of Saint James
A study led by the researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Maitane Urrutia-Aparicio has shown the relevance of sunrise on Easter Sunday, one of...
An international team of researchers, with participation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has discovered an extremely dense Neptune-sized planet...