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.

  • Ryugu asteroid. Poster to illustrate the activities that the Solar System group of the IAC carries out on the Asteroid Day. Background image credit: JAXA.
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will participate in this special day for one year more, via the outreach activities by the researchers in the Solar System group.
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  • Roman amphitheater of Medellín (Badajoz) with the medieval castle in the background. Credit: Nicolas Yazigi.
    Rome, with its knowledge of the skies, oriented many of its cities according to the position of the heavenly bodies, notably to sunsets and sunrises during the solstices. With this in mind the Summer solstice will be broadcast directly form the Roman town of Medellín (Badajoz) with the participation of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Andrea Rodríguez and Miquel Serra-Ricart. The event will be viewable via the sky-live.tv channel, on the 20th of June, thanks to the collaboration of the European STARS4ALL project, and an initiative of the Government (Junta) of
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