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Kepler space telescope confirms its first detection, ten years later

Imagem artística do sistema Kepler-1658.

The confirmation of exoplanet candidate Kepler-1658 b, a hot jupiter 2545 light-years away, had the participation of a researcher from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA). Ler mais

5 March, 201918 March, 2019

A super earth in the Solar System’s neighborhood

Imagem artística de uma super-Terra em órbita de uma estrela anã vermelha.

The discovery of super earth Gl411b, only eight light-years away, with three times the mass of the Earth, had the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers. Ler mais

19 February, 201918 March, 2019

Head-on collision between distant worlds

Representação artística do que terá sido o impacto que terá originado o sistema Terra-Lua.

The first evidence outside the Solar System of the occurrence of planet impacts had the participation of a researcher associated with the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA). Ler mais

6 February, 2019

Japanese mission studies the mystery of Venus in collaboration with Portuguese researchers

Composição de uma imagem de Vénus obtida no infravermelho, com a Via Láctea em fundo.

Deep observations of the atmosphere of Venus, published in a new study with the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), add to solving the puzzle of the “super-rotation” of the atmosphere of this planet. Ler mais

7 December, 201812 December, 2018

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 – 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.

Noites no Observatório – A Christmas away from Earth

22 December, Lisboa

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This Christmas, set on a journey through the planets and moons of the Solar System and discover some of their secrets.

Mars 2030: Session 3 – Surviving on Mars

15 December, Lisboa

How can a staffed space mission survive on Mars? Which mineral and energetic resources will be available? A conversation with Isabel Abreu e Pedro Machado about surviving on Mars.