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News

  • Artistic recreation of the ExoLife Finder (ELF) telescope
    The IAC opens the call for its Winter School focused on key optical technologies for Astronomy
  • Estudiantes visitan el stand del IAC en la Miniferia de la Ciencia y la Innovacion 2025 celebrada en La Palma
    El IAC convierte a estudiantes palmeros en "astro-detectives" durante las Miniferias de la Ciencia
  • Attendees at the open day visit the clean room of the IACTEC building in La Laguna.
    The IAC joins Open Government Week with open days at its headquarters and at IACTEC
  • Profesor Martin Ward
    Martin Ward will present the highlights of the James Webb Telescope and the search for life beyond Earth at the Museum of Science and the Cosmos in Tenerife
  • Attendees at the conference ‘From Fake News to Real Clusters: The Controversial Fate of High-z Galaxy Protoclusters’ held at the IACTEC building in La Laguna
    International conference at the IAC explores the mysteries of the early universe
  • Conference on the Law for the protection of astronomical quality in outdoor lighting installations on La Palma, held in Santa Cruz de La Palma
    La Palma professionals receive training on lighting regulations with support from the IAC's Sky Protection Technical Office
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Events

  • Upcoming
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    GaiaAlerts2025: The 16th Gaia Science Alerts and ACME Time-Domain Workshop
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  • Upcoming
    Conference
    1st UNDARK Workshop: Astrophysical Probes of Dark Sectors with Radiowave Observations
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