Scope: Science and Technology

  • Publishing
    Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). The primary mirror of the GTC already has a "master segment"
    Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). The primary mirror of the GTC already has a "master segment"
  • Publishing
    Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). USA and Mexico, partners of the Gran Telescopio Canarias
    The Instituto de Astronomía de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IA-UNAM), the Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE) and the...
  • Document
    Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC). USA and Mexico, partners of the Gran Telescopio Canarias
    IA-UNAM, INAOE and CONACYT have entered into pre-agreements to participate in the GTC.
    EEUU_MEX_GTC.pdf
  • Publishing
    Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC): 10 años de Ciencia
    A lo largo de los últimos 10 años, desde su inauguración, el Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), también conocido como Grantecan, ha contribuido en gran medida a...
  • News
    Gran Telescopio Canarias observations confirm that Hayabusa2's asteroid target is smaller and faster than expected
    Astronomers have used telescopes around the world, includingthe Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC or Grantecan) at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La...
  • News
    GRANCAIN, the first instrument to use the GTC's adaptive optics, is integrated into the telescope
    During October, the Adaptive Optics System team at the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTCAO) of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), in collaboration with...
  • News
    Grantecan helps solve the mystery behind some of the Universe's most powerful radio bursts
    A new international study, using observations from the Gran Telescopio Canarias at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, has identified a plasma...