An international team of scientists, including researchers from the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC), has confirmed the existence of three bodies orbiting the dynamic exoplanetary system TOI-201. They include a super-earth (TOI-201 d), a warm Jupiter (TOI-201 b) and a brown dwarf (TOI-201 c). The paper is published in Science Advances. “The goal was to characterize the TOI-201 planetary system to understand not just what planets are there, but how they interact with each other dynamically,” said Ismael Mireles, a PhD candidate in the UNM Department of Physics and Astronomy and
On Tuesday, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) held a workshop at the Museum of Science and the Cosmos in Tenerife (Spain), focused on promoting successful participation in the European Research Council (ERC) calls for proposals under the European Horizon Europe framework programme, the European Union’s main instrument for funding research and innovation. The event, organised as part of the Alpha Star project (funded by the Spanish State Research Agency Ref. GPE2025-001690-P), brought together research staff from the IAC and other organisations within the regional R&D ecosystem
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) celebrates the appointment of its researcher Rafael Rebolo López, Research Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), as a Full Member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of Spain (RAC), one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious scientific institutions. The election, unanimously agreed upon by the Academy’s plenary session in March, represents recognition of Rebolo’s extensive and distinguished scientific career, as well as his contribution to the development of modern astrophysics from Spain and