News

This section includes scientific and technological news from the IAC and its Observatories, as well as press releases on scientific and technological results, astronomical events, educational projects, outreach activities and institutional events.

  • Sede central del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias en La Laguna. Crédito: IAC.
    El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) invita a la presentación de candidaturas al puesto de Subdirector del IAC. El puesto está abierto tanto a mujeres como a hombres. El IAC es un Consorcio Público Estatal compuesto por la Administración General del Estado, la ComunidadAutónoma de Canarias, la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) y el Consejo Superior de InvestigacionesCientíficas (CSIC). Los fines del Consorcio son: Realizar y promover cualquier tipo de investigación astrofísica o relacionada con ella, así como desarrollar y transferir su tecnología. Difundir los conocimientos
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  • Imagen de uno de los telescopios MAGIC situado en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachachos (Garafía, La Palma). Crédito: Robert Wagner/MAGIC Collaboration
    A world-wide observing campaign with many instruments, in which the MAGIC telescopes at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, participated, allowed astronomers to locate, for the first time, the source of a cosmic neutrino coming from outside the Milky Way. The results, published in the journal Science, are being presented today at a press conference at the Headquarters of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the United States.
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  • The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Pedro Duque, accompanied by the President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo (left) and the director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Rafael Rebolo (right). Credit: I
    The Minister of Science, Universities and Innovation and the President of the Government of the Canaries attended the annual meeting of the Governing Council of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias which was held today at the IAC Headquarters in La Laguna, Tenerife. Among other documents discussed were the Strategic Plan for the Canary Island Observatories, and a study of the socioeconomic impact of the astrophysics sector in the islands.
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