News

A radiogaláxia gigante MGTC J095959.63+024608.6, detetada com o radiotelescópio MeerKAT.

18 January, 202118 January, 2021

Cosmic giants launch a new era in radio astronomy

The discovery of two new giant galaxies in the radio emission suggests that many more of these impressive structures are about to be revealed, according to an international study with the collaboration of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA). Read more

5 January, 20215 January, 2021

Creating with Scratch about Astronomy and Technology

For the fourth consecutive year, the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) supports the national programming competition “A Criar com Scratch!” (Creating with Scratch!) setting as a theme for the 2021 edition “Astronomy and Technology”. Read more

18 November, 202018 November, 2020

ESPRESSO spectrograph studies exoplanetary atmospheres

The results, which will soon be published in three papers with the participation of several Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) Read more

13 November, 2020

Ariel mission formally adopted by the European Space Agency

This ESA mission, the first dedicated to study the nature, formation and evolution of exoplanets, has a strong participation of several researchers from Instituto Read more

Activities

Upcoming activities

11 February , 21h00

International Women and Girls in Science Day 2021

In the International Women and Girls in Science Day 2021, IA researchers will answer questions posed on social media and test the knowledge of the participants in a fun quiz.

Past activities

20 December, 2020

Conjunctions, occultations and other “stars of Bethlehem”: The Great Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction

This December, Jupiter and Saturn will be so close in the night sky, they will appear to merge in a single "super-star". To mark the event, the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) and the Porto Planetarium - Ciência Viva Center will host an online debate, with IA researchers, about these ephemerids and their scientific and historical importance.

19 December, 2020

From the mountain top to the Cosmos

Join a virtual guided tour of the Paranal Mountain, with a view onto the cosmic ocean, and get to know from the inside the observatory facilities and its large telescopes.

The Universe

Conceção artística de uma galáxia com emissão eletromagnética no rádio.

Giant radio galaxies may be more common than previously thought

What is a giant radio galaxy, and what these impressive structures may reveal about the galaxies’ past? José Afonso in an interview to Rádio Observador. Read more

22 January, 202122 January, 2021

Online Planetarium Session “The Sun, our Star”

Presentation by Elsa Moreira, from the Porto Planetarium – Ciência Viva Centre, on the 24th November, 2020, as part of the celebrations of the National Day of Scientific Culture. Read more

11 December, 2020

Top Books – Science and Literature

In a conversation moderated by Teresa Firmino, journalist from Público, Teresa Calçada, commissioner of the National Reading Plan 2017-2027 and Rui Agostinho, researcher of IA, discuss the relationship between science and literature. Read more