Blazars, Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) whose relativistic jets point in the direction of the Earth, dominate the VHE (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-ray extragalactic sky...
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NewsTesting the extreme acceleration mechanisms in the supermassive black holes neighborhood
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NewsThe IACTECagreement of collaboration between the IAC and EMXYS for the development of technological, scientific and human resources in the island has been signed.
On November 14th 2019 at the Headquarters of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in La Laguna an agreeement for cooperation between the IAC and the...
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NewsThe "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...
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DocumentTHE "WINTER" COMES OF AGE
The Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics comes of age.
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NewsThe 4th SOLARNET meeting "The physics of the Sun from the interior to the outer atmosphere" will start next Monday
Organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and within the framework of the European project SOLARNET, the congress will bring together the...
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NewsThe 5th edition of the "Acércate al Cosmos" course has been held
After two years of absence due to the pandemic, the "Acércate al Cosmos" course organised by the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher...
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NewsThe activities of the proyect “Amanar: under the same sky” return to the Canaries
Saharaui children from the programme “Holidays in Peace 2022” and their hosting families enjoyed the astronomical outreach activities and visited the Museum of...
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NewsThe Agreement for the use of the IACTEC building has been signed
The Cabildo Insular of Tenerife, the Tenerife Science and Technology Park (INtech Tenerife), the University of La Laguna (ULL) and the Instituto de Astrofísica...
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NewsThe 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...