Topic: Outreach

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    The project “CosmoLAB: the solar system as a laboratory in the classroom” is one year old
    76 educational centres in Tenerife have participated in the activities of this project which will continue during the next three years to train the teachers in...
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    The puzzle of the strange galaxy made of 99.99% dark matter is solved
    At present, the formation of galaxies is difficult to understand without the presence of a ubiquitous, but mysterious component, termed dark matter. Astronomers...
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    The Quadrantid meteor shower: start the year with a good wish
    This astronomical event will be broadcast live via the channel sky-live.tv in the early hours of January 4th, with the collaboration of the European project...
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    The Quadrantids and the first wishes of the year
    This astronomical event will be broadcast live and via the sky-live.tv channel during the small hours of January 4th, with the collaboration of the European...
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    The Report on the Socio-economic Impact of the TMT on La Palma has been presented
    This morning, in the Cultural Space of the CajaCanarias Foundation in Santa Cruz de La Palma there was a public presentation of the Report on the Socio-economic...
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    The residents of Garafía visit the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on a day of sharing
    The Open Day in Garafía, which has been part of the programme of the municipality's Fiestas Patronales for many years, is an expression of the collaboration...
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    The Roque de los Muchachos Observatory holds a new meeting with its neighbours in Garafía
    Today, Friday 16th August, the traditional Open Day of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) was held for the residents of the village of Garafía, in La...
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    The Roque de los Muchachos Observatory serves as an inspiration to the world tourism summit which is being held on La Palma
    A delegation made up of political authorities and representatives of some of the institutions taking part today in the world summit Setting the Recovery of...
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    The Saturn Nebula reveals its complexity
    The IAC has participated in a study that shows unexpected complexity in the distribution of gas and dust in one of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky.