Mars 2030
The reasons to send humans on a journey to Mars and the challenges it poses are the theme for a series of conversations with researchers in interaction with the audience.
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News
Groundbreaking study sheds new light on galaxy evolution
Researchers of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) have found strong indications that the two different types of bulges in the center of spiral galaxies are not the result of distinct formation processes, but actually the opposite ends of a continuous formation timescale, inversely related to the total mass of the galaxy.
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Portuguese scientists in NASA mission to hunt exoplanets
The TESS satellitte, expected to launch next Monday has the involvement of several researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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The communication of Astronomy done at IA was present at the largest ever conference in this field
The Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) was present at the Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2018 Conference, which was held in Japan between the 24th and the 28th of March
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The Universe
Video: Multiverse
Modern theories of cosmology appear to predict that our region of space is a minuscule fragment of a huge ‘multiverse’, where over vast distances physical properties, and perhaps the nature of physical laws themselves, can change.
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Water in the Universe: the water pathway
Sun-like stars and planetary systems are known to form in interstellar molecular clouds composed mostly of hydrogen and small amounts of other elements like helium, oxygen and carbon.
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Activities
Upcoming activities
“Roman gods” on the sky of July: planets through the telescope
Free entrance
In this Summer night, enjoy a lunar eclipse and observe Jupiter and Saturn through the telescope from the terrace of Museu de Lisboa - Teatro Romano.
Past activities
Dark Sky Party Alqueva 2018
Free entrance
Enjoy a full weekend under the starry skies of Alqueva with the activities offered by IA within the programme of Dark Sky Party Alqueva 2018.
Noites no Observatório – Inhabiting other Planets
Free entrance
In the session of Noites no Observatório, this May, we will discuss several challenges posed by a human colony on another planet, an adventure that is, without question, of the scope of mankind.
Noites no Observatório – Planet Earth: catastrophe in slow motion
Free entrance
Which are the actual risks faced by the human species before the middle of the century, and which no one is talking about? Learn more at the February session of Noites no Observatório
Closer to the Stars
Free entrance
Mais perto das Estrelas (Closer to the Stars) is an astronomical observation event in the evenings of every second Thursday each month.
