Topic: Astrophysics

  • Document
    The laws of heaven. Astronomy and ancient civilizations
    "This book deals with the origins of the human obsession with time and covers the cultures of prehistory and classical antiquity, analysing how the observation...
  • Publishing
    The laws of heaven. Astronomy and ancient civilizations
    "This book deals with the origins of the human obsession with time and covers the cultures of prehistory and classical antiquity, analysing how the observation...
  • News
    The Local Group as a benchmark for Galaxy Evolution, on IAC Winter School
    La XXXIV Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics, organizada por el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), tendrá...
  • News
    The LST-1 telescope on La Palma detects the Crab Pulsar at very high-energy
    The first prototype of the Large-Size Telescope (LST) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the LST-1, located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory...
  • News
    The members of the group which is developing the HARMONI instrument for the European supertelescope ELT meet in Tenerife
    The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has been an active participant in the developement of this spectrograph which will be used for the first time on...
  • News
    The Metal-Poor Edge of the Milky Way’s Thin Disk
    The formation and evolution of the disk of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, remains an enigma in astronomy. In particular, the relationship between the thick disk and...
  • Gallery
    The Milky Way and the Local Group
  • News
    The Moon says goodbye to January in a big way
    Next Wednesday, January 31st, the Moon will feature with a total eclipse of a “supermoon” which will also be the second full Moon of the month.
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    The Museum of Science and the Cosmos hosts the Forum of Women Scientists and Technologists of the Canary Islands
    The meeting, which will take place on Friday 1 March at 18:00, is being held on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and...