I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night

Sarah Williams

Milky way

News

  • LPQI-Pathfinder
    El IAC impulsa una nueva forma de observar el universo conectando telescopios del Roque de los Muchachos con tecnología cuántica
  • Nicolas Lodieu standing beside the screen during his presentation on the SELF telescope at the CHASES 2026 conference
    The IAC presents the SELF telescope in Italy, a prototype to advance the search for life on exoplanets
  • Official poster of the 2nd UNDARK Workshop, “Astrophysical Probes of Dark Sectors Using Gamma-Ray Observations”, held from 28 September to 2 October 2026.
    UNDARK brings together researchers to explore the frontiers of the dark UniversE
  • Artist's impression of the erosion of hydrogenated amorphous carbon grains in the dusty torus of a young carbon-rich planetary nebula, releasing methyl radicals (CH3) into the gas phase
    JWST detects the elusive methyl radical for the first time around a dying star
  • TMT logo
    Statement from TMT International Observatory on Spain’s Financing Proposal
  • False-colour satellite image of the Arabian Sea showing an extensive light-coloured oil slick next to the Caroline Bezengi tanker and near an island in Oman’s Al Hallaniyat archipelago.
    ALISIO-1 satellite detects an oil spill in the Arabian Sea from space
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