Detecting farside active regions with Deep Learning
The identification of active regions in the far-side of the Sun by analyzing the oscillations on the Earth-side is one of the most impressive results from local...
Detection and characterization of Earth-like planets in nearby stars
Based on statistics provided by the Kepler space mission and searches performed with Doppler techniques, super-Earth and Earth-like exoplanets (Rp ~ 0.8-2 times...
Development of the FRIDA control software during the Integration and Testing phases
The FRIDA instrument is an integral field spectrograph and camera, both designedto work in high spatial resolution, at the diffraction limit of GTC (Gran...
EELABS: Laboratories to measure the energy efficiency of night artificial light in protected natural areas of Macaronesia
The EELabs project has a total budget of 1.241.586,40€, led by the IAC, as Principal Beneficiary, and to be developed in collaboration with the other entities...
EMIR, the common user near-infrared camera and multiobject spectrograph in the GTC, is currently in operation in the middle of its Scientific Verification phase...
First detection and characterization of the gas feeding star formation around nearby galaxies observed with MUSE
Using the publicly available cosmological fields of MUSE, we plan to detect the gas that feeds star formation in nearby galaxies. It would be the first time...
IAC PLUS: Direct grant intended to promote participation in the R+D+I Framework Programs
The objectives of this project are: Strengthening the participation of IAC research staff in the different national and European R&D&I programmes. Training IAC...
Laser guide star facility for the adaptive optics of GTC
The aim of the Project is to equip the GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS (GTC) Adaptive Optics system (GTCAO) with a Laser Guide Star (LGS) Facility (LGSF), to extend...