Santa Cruz de Tenerife (EFE).- The research projects of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) are “fascinating” for the molecular biologist and astronaut candidate for the European Space Agency (ESA), Sara García, who during the afternoon this Friday he met some of them at the Teide Observatory.
Sara García, who on Friday spoke to young students about her passion for knowledge, went to the Teide Observatory, where, as she told EFE, she was surprised because although she knew about some research projects, she was unaware of much of it. they.
The first Spanish astronaut candidate has been surprised because almost everything related to astronomical research is new to her.
Staff from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias explained to Sara García the importance of what is known as the sky law of the Canary Islands, approved in 1988 and with which it is intended to prevent artificial light from harming night observation from the telescopes installed on La Palma and Tenerife.
He also visited the Carlos Sánchez and Mons telescopes, intended for night observation, and learned that from the IAC facilities a star as “close” as the Sun is studied, but the origin of the Universe is also investigated.
Sara García, who works at the National Center for Oncological Research (CNIO), also approached for a few moments research on space debris.
The astronaut candidate said goodbye to the Teide Observatory seeing the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in the distance, in La Palma, when the Sun was hiding on the horizon.