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A Universe Aglow

Galáxias no Campo Ultra profundo do Hubble (HUDF).
Observations made with the MUSE spectrograph, with the collaboration of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), allowed for direct detection of the invisible glow of Lyman-alpha emission, from dim clouds of hydrogen in the early Universe. Ler mais

The Universe

Video: Multiverse

Multiverse, Andrew Liddle
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

Activities

Upcoming activities

Noites no Observatório – Strange lifeforms

23 February, Lisboa
Free entrance
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.

Past activities

Mars 2030: Session 4 – Beyond Mars

12 January, Lisboa
Ciclo Marte 2030, sessão 4
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.

Mars 2030: Session 3 – Surviving on Mars

15 December, Lisboa
IA+ITQB, MARTE 2030
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.