News

Forecasting the hunt for the first supermassive black holes

Simulação computacional da formação de um protoenxame de galáxias.

A study predicting the number of supermassive black holes in the early Universe within the reach of future X-ray and radio observatories was led by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA). Ler mais

13 May, 201914 May, 2019

On Pluto the Winter is approaching, and the atmosphere is vanishing into frost

Atmosfera de Plutão, observada pela sonda New Horizons, da NASA, em julho de 2015.

A study that gathers fourteen years of observations of Pluto had the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA). Ler mais

10 May, 201914 May, 2019

Discovery of a nova remnant confirms 2,000-year-old observation

Sobreposição de dados do MUSE numa imagem do enxame M22, obtida pelo telescópio espacial Hubble.

This discovery, with the participation of a researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), confirms one of the oldest observations to reach present day, measured by Chinese astronomers in 48 b.C. Ler mais

3 May, 201914 May, 2019

The building blocks for astronomically literate citizens

Document “Big Ideas in Astronomy: A Proposed Definition of Astronomy Literacy”

The first global document that proposes a definition for Astronomy Literacy is published today in open-access, and Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) is one of the authoring institutions. Ler mais

3 May, 20199 May, 2019

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. Ler mais

16 January, 2018

Water in the Universe: the water pathway

Nebula in the region of Perseu molecular cloud

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. Ler mais

31 March, 201616 February, 2018

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Noites no Observatório – Black Holes: New Horizons

25 May, Lisboa

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Black holes are extremely twisted regions in space (and in time). Learn the journey of the human reasoning about these mysterious objects, and explore the mechanisms invented to detect them.

The sky seen through telescopes at the Lisbon Book Fair

1 - 16 June, Lisboa

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The telescopes of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) will be waiting for you next to Gradiva Publicações stands at the Lisbon Book Fair.

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Noites no Observatório – Extraordinary Space Meeting

30 March, Lisboa

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This month, we invite you to a special meeting, where we will discuss some of the most inspiring and relevant topics in space exploration.

Noites no Observatório – Strange lifeforms

23 February, Lisboa

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Are there on Earth organisms capable of surviving in the conditions found in other planets of the Solar System? Let's explore the limits of what we can consider as living.

Noites no Observatório – Planets to the sound of the stars

26 January, Lisboa

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This month, in the session Noites no Observatório, learn how astronomers "listen" to the sound of the stars, and then use that information to characterise with very high detail the planets around them.

Mars 2030: Session 4 – Beyond Mars

12 January, Lisboa

Which other places in the Solar System can we try to inhabit? Will the future generations have a colony awaiting them on one exoplanet? A conversation with researchers Nuno Santos and Ricardo Louro about going beyond Mars.

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News

Forecasting the hunt for the first supermassive black holes

On Pluto the Winter is approaching, and the atmosphere is vanishing into frost

Discovery of a nova remnant confirms 2,000-year-old observation

The building blocks for astronomically literate citizens

The Universe

Video: Multiverse

Water in the Universe: the water pathway

Activities

Upcoming activities

Noites no Observatório – Black Holes: New Horizons

The sky seen through telescopes at the Lisbon Book Fair

Past activities

Noites no Observatório – Extraordinary Space Meeting

Noites no Observatório – Strange lifeforms

Noites no Observatório – Planets to the sound of the stars

Mars 2030: Session 4 – Beyond Mars

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