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A great night for hunting gamma-ray bursts
GRB 250314A : A message from the depths of time
The GTC continues to track asteroid 2024 YR4 to refine the probability of impact in 2032
Scientists confirm the lunar origin of Near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5
The GTC is participating in the first European planetary defence mission
Grantecan helps solve the mystery behind some of the Universe's most powerful radio bursts
Astronomers discover Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting ultra-cool star
Astronomers confirm a new "Trojan" asteroid that shares an orbit with Mars
Researchers discover hot subdwarf binary system with shortest known orbital period
Astronomers make a significant advance in our knowledge of the asteroids nearest to the Earth, the Arjunas
Nube, the almost invisible galaxy which challenges the dark matter model

Telescope News

1000 papers with the GTC!!!
MEGARA instrument temporarily unavailable for scientific observations
OSIRIS+ quicklook tool for spectra inspection
EMIR upgrade with new H2RG detector
2016-2023 Projects financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
GTCAO Technical First Light
Funding for Grantecan's activities in the coming years is consolidated
MAAT: new "eyes" for the OSIRIS instrument of the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC)
Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India, Spain for scientific and technical collaborations in astronomy
GRANTECAN opens its doors to its observing nights
Call for the next generation of instruments for the Gran Telescopio Canarias
Agreement between the GTC and the National Astronomical Observatories of China

The Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC), is a 10.4m telescope with a segmented primary mirror. It is located in one of the top astronomical sites in the Northern Hemisphere: the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM, La Palma, Canary Islands). The GTC is a Spanish initiative led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). The project is actively supported by the Spanish Government and the Local Government from the Canary Islands through the European Funds for Regional Development (FEDER) provided by the European Union. The project also includes the participation of Mexico (Instituto de Astronomía de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IA-UNAM) and Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE), and the US University of Florida.