We Communicate Science

Science Communication at IA

Panoramic view of the regions WR 22 and Eta Carina in Carina Nebulae
Panoramic view of the regions WR 22 and Eta Carina in Carina Nebulae
Credits: ESO

Mission and Vision

Research in Astrophysics and Space Sciences touches questions that all of us, even non-scientists, ask ourselves.

IA believes that the knowledge science creates should be universal, and thus it is our mission to share it with the wider public, and at the same time to invite their involvement and participation.

Ignite IAstro in Campo Maior
Ignite IAstro in Campo Maior

The Science Communication Group at IA promotes a closer link between society and scientific research, specially the one produced at our institute.

We organise activities in schools and public spaces, exhibitions, planetary sessions and astronomical observations. We also answer questions from journalists and the public in general.

 

In addition, we organise monthly events and, occasionally, observations of rare astronomical phenomena, among other activities.

The Science Communication group at IA, together with its partners, develops projects at a national and international scale in the field of Astronomy and Space Sciences communication.

IA is a member of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Outreach Partner Organisations network.

Noites no Observatório no Planetário Calouste Gulbenkian - Centro Ciência Viva
Noites no Observatório no Planetário Calouste Gulbenkian – Centro Ciência Viva
Public activity observing with telescopes
Public activity observing with telescopes