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    The Gran Telescopio Canarias is participating in a programme to monitor potentially dangerous asteroids
    Last Monday the GTC observed the asteroid 2019 DS1 in the context of a collaborative programme between the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the...
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    The Gran Telescopio Canarias observes Beethoven’s musical universe
    The Cabildos of La Palma and Tenerife, together with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) present the recording of the Eroica Symphony of Ludwig van...
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    The Gran Telescopio Canarias obtains the visible spectrum of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), the first confirmed interstellar comet
    The spectrum acquired by GTC of interstellar comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) reveals that this object has a surface composition not unlike that found in Solar System...
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    The Gran Telescopio Canarias plays a key role in the discovery of the ring of the dwarf planet Quaoar
    Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System. The ring system orbits much further out than is typical for...
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    The Gran Telescopio Canarias will observe binary asteroid Didymos, main target of the ESA Hera space mission
    The World’s largest optical and infrared telescope will be part of this space project by observing binary asteroid Didymos in order to assess the impact that...
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    The great eras of the evolution of the Universe pass through Fuerteventura
    Closure of the Cosmology School, organized by the IAC, celebrated during last week in the Town Council of Pájara with the participation of 31 specialist in the...
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    The group of presidents of the TSJs visit the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
    The presidents of the High Courts of Justice (TSJ) of Spain have met in La Palma for their 18th annual meeting. On 27 June 2023, the presiding judges of the...
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    The Head of the Department of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Canary Government visits the IAC
    Elena Máñez Rodríguez, the Head of the Department of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Canary Government paid a visit this morning to the headquarters of...
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    The hidden Universe: inauguration of the IAU Symposium
    In the University of La Laguna today the conference of the International Astronomical Union about the diffuse light in the sky, organized by the Instituto de...