On August 31, 2023, the "la Caixa" Foundation and the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands have signed the agreement for the development of the INPhINIT "la Caixa" doctoral scholarship program. The purpose of the agreement is to agree on collaboration between the signatory entities in relation to the development of the INPhINIT «la Caixa

In the framework of the Subprograma Estatal de Incorporación, of the Programa Estatal de Promoción del Talento y su Empleabilidad en I+D+i, within the framework of the Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 (action Ramón y Cajal), call 2020, the researcher will develop his research as PI of the specific project

The New Robotic Telescope (NRT) will be a reflector telescope with an altazimuth mount and a Ritchey-Chrétien optical design, with the M1 (primary) and M2 (secondary) mirrors aligned by the telescope’s structure. Its primary mirror will be composed of hexagonal segments forming an optical surface equivalent to that of a 4-meter telescope. The

One of the most intriguing and rare types of exoplanets are ultra-short-period (USP) planets. As the name indicates, these planets are defined by having orbital periods shorter than one day. Out of the more than 5500 confirmed exoplanets known to date, only 130 are USP planets, and approximately 40 have mass and radius measurements. Since the only

The Sun is a magnetically active star with violent eruptions that can hit Earth´s magnetosphere and cause important perturbations in our technology-dependent society. The objective of the Whole Sun project is to tackle in a coherent way for the first time key questions in Solar Physics that involve as a whole the solar interior and atmosphere.