Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias


The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias is an astrophysical research institute located in the Canary Islands. It was founded in 1975 at the University of La Laguna.
It operates two astronomical observatories in the Canary Islands:
The current director of the IAC is Rafael Rebolo López.

International Collaboration

Members of the CCI

In 2016, the English scientist Stephen Hawking was appointed Honorary Professor of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, being the first distinction of this type granted by this center.