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“The nearby universe still holds secrets: we are going to rediscover the galaxies we thought we knew”

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Ignacio Trujillo, researcher at the IAC, leads the CATGALDF26 project. Using Light Bridges’ infrastructure—home to the world’s largest robotic telescope system—his team is re-observing iconic objects to reveal structures that have remained invisible until today. Ignacio Trujillo Cabrera is an astrophysicist and Senior Researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), world-renowned for his […]

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Our Obsessions for 2026: Pushing the Limits of Observational Astrophysics

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Check out the most recent Light Bridges’ annual scientific research projects At Light Bridges, we pursue answers to the most challenging questions in the cosmos. Our scientific roadmap is defined by Light Bridges’ annual scientific research projects (PEI)—an advanced program designed to extract high-impact science from the Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) and the Transient Survey

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Gravitational Lenses: The TTT Emerges as a Key Tool for Rapid Follow-up

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Researcher Óscar Soler details how the GRAVLENS25 project utilizes the continuous monitoring capabilities of the Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) to measure crucial temporal time delays in lensed quasars and validate cosmic models. Gravitational lenses are a key cosmic phenomenon, predicted by Einstein’s Relativity, where massive structures (such as galaxies or Dark Matter) bend the light

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Two-meter Twin Telescope Detects First Periodic, Wobbling Jet in an Interstellar Comet

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The discovery, a collaboration between the IAC Solar System Group and Light Bridges at the Teide Observatory, confirms the rotation period of Comet 3I/ATLAS Santa Cruz de Tenerife, December 15, 2025 – The Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) has achieved a major breakthrough in astronomy: the first detection of a gas-and-dust jet and its periodic modulation

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Intercontinental Quantum Link Project CANA-QKD Awarded Eurostars-3 Grant

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The consortium of Light Bridges (Spain), QEYnet (Canada), and Canary Global Foundation (USA) will transform the Tenerife robotic telescope into an ultra-secure quantum ground station. December, 8th, 2025 // Light Bridges, QEYnet, and Canary Global Foundation are pleased to announce that the CANA-QKD project has been successfully approved under the highly competitive Eurostars-3 programme. This significant achievement is supported by

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Expanding the Capabilities of the Two-meter Twin Telescope: A Collaborative Upgrade with LOTUS Spectrograph

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The instrument was first installed on the Liverpool Telescope in La Palma in 2015 to monitor Comet 67P. Light Bridges and Liverpool John Moores University are now collaborating on a LOTUS upgrade to enhace the TTT its spectroscopic capabilities Robotic telescopes have transformed modern astronomy by enabling fast, autonomous observations across the globe. Among these,

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Cornering Planet 9: “It’s looking for a needle in a haystack, but just the act of trying is worth it”

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Tomás Alonso started in astronomy as an amateur, calculating orbits at age 12. Now this researcher at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional is collaborating in the search for Planet 9 Tomás Alonso began calculating orbits of planets and asteroids at age 12, when he was still an amateur child saving his allowance to buy a telescope.

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Light Bridges Introduces the Two-meter Twin Telescope: A New Era for Collaborative Astronomy in Spain

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The presentation at the Teide Observatory marks a milestone in private financed scientific infrastructures, bringing together leading figures in public research, innovation, and the Canary Islands’ government. October 10, 2025. Canary-based company Light Bridges has presented what its co-founder Antonio Maudes calls “a dream 25 years in the making”: the Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) —

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Light Bridges Telescope Helps Unveil Secrets of Third Interstellar Visitor

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New research published on ArXiv reveals fascinating details about comet 3I/ATLAS, a cosmic messenger from beyond our solar system The cosmos has delivered another extraordinary gift to astronomers: 3I/ATLAS, only the third confirmed interstellar object ever discovered. This remarkable comet is providing scientists with unprecedented insights into distant planetary systems—and Light Bridges’ Two-meter Twin Telescope

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From Puerto Rico to Mount Teide: “We want to build on Arecibo’s great legacy”

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Noemí Pinilla-Alonso was the scientific director of the legendary radiotelescope until it collapsed in 2020. Now she’s using the TTT to cross-check Arecibo’s data on radar astronomy. Noemí Pinilla-Alonso, currently a researcher at the Instituto de Ciencias y Tecnologías Espaciales de Asturias (University of Oviedo), is a leading expert in the study of minor bodies in

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The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent. | Carl Sagan (1934-1996)

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