https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Some celebrities get the honour of having their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But a group of Spanish astronomers have something more cosmic in mind for their own literary star. https://www.thelocal.es/20150828/astroners-quixotic-quest-for-cervantes-star Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:12:11 +0200 astroners-quixotic-quest-for-cervantes-star Stargazers were amazed to see a ball of light speeding across the sky over Catalonia on Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.es/20150211/ball-of-light-speeds-across-catalan-skies Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:13:00 +0100 ball-of-light-speeds-across-catalan-skies A new 'low-cost' telescope on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Wednesday kicked off what will be an international search for nearby planets which could support life. https://www.thelocal.es/20141023/canary-telescope-kicks-off-search-for-earth-like-planets Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:37:00 +0200 canary-telescope-kicks-off-search-for-earth-like-planets The annual Geminids meteor shower created a spectacular display in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday and astrophotographer Juan Carlos Casado was on hand to capture the space weather event. https://www.thelocal.es/20131218/pic-of-the-day-amazing-canary-meteor-shower Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:57:00 +0100 pic-of-the-day-amazing-canary-meteor-shower