The "Fundación Galileo Galilei - INAF, Fundación Canaria" (FGG) is a Spanish no-profit institution constituted by "INAF", the Italian Institute of Astrophysics.
The FGG's aim is to promote the astrophysical research, as foreseen in the international agreement of May 26, 1979 ("Acuerdo de Cooperación en Materia de Astrofísica, B.O.E. Núm.161, 6 Jul 1979"), by managing and running the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG), a 3.58m optical/infrared telescope located in the Island of San Miguel de La Palma, together with its scientific, technical and administrative facilities.
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TNG Reveals the Carbon-Depleted Nature of the Comet C/2023 A3 before Perihelion

Open position for a software engineer
Fundación Galileo Galilei - INAF, Fundación Canaria is announcing an open position as a software engineer which will join the Information Technology group.

Italian Republic Day: June 2nd 2025
The Italian staff of Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) celebrate the Italian Republic Day with a toast in front of the largest italian telescope.