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  • News
    Solving the paradox of the enigmatic solar sodium D1 line polarization
    In 1998 the journal Nature published a seminal letter concluding that the mysterious polarization (a particular property of light) that had been recently...
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    Sources of light which appear and disappear observed in the sky
    An international research team from the Institute de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Stockholm have discovered around a hundred very red...
  • Publishing
    Special issue 1999. XI Winter School of Astrophysics "Galaxies at high red shift"
    The IAC, with the collaboration of the European Commission (Improving Human Research Potential Programme, IHP) and the company Iberia, has organised the XI...
  • News
    Special issue “Women in Astronomy”
    The most recent edition of "Paralajes" magazine, of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) deals with the role of women in astronomy, picking out...
  • News
    Special issue “Women in Astronomy”
    The most recent edition of "Paralajes" magazine, of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) deals with the role of women in astronomy, picking out...
  • News
    SPICA, a candidate for the next class M scientific mission of ESA
    SPICA (SPace IR telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics) has been selected, along with two other projects from among the 25 proposals presented, for the final...
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    Starmus premieres documentary and announces a special edition of the festival on La Palma
    La Palma will host a new edition of Starmus in 2024, according to Rafael Rebolo, director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and Garik Israelian...
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    Starry skies and sustainable development
    The Thursday sesión of the “Preserving the Skies” conference on La Palma finished with talks by representatives of international organizations such as UNESCO...
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    Stars from the world of literature “touch the sky” at the La Palma Observatory
    The participants in the first Hispanoamerican Festival of Authors yesterday visit the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, invited by the Instituto de...