News

26 April, 202222 April, 2022

European Research Council grants 2,5 million euro fund to develop new methods for the detection of other earths in the Universe

For the next 5 years, project FIERCE, led by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researcher Nuno Cardoso Santos, will develop new Read more

Vista da unidade de colimação, produzida pelo grupo de Sistemas e Tecnologia, do IA

31 March, 202230 March, 2022

European Space Agency orders IA’s optical technology

An optical calibration system produced by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) for the PLATO space mission has been trusted by the European Space Agency (ESA) for a third direct order, outside the consortium. Read more

Cratera na região Sirenum Fossae em Marte

29 March, 202225 March, 2022

Portuguese researchers use NASA tool to try to solve several mysteries of the Solar System

A team of researchers of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) analysed observations of the atmosphere of Solar System planets, together with a simulator of chemical abundances, to help answering questions about life outside Earth, volcanism on Venus, and the water history on Mars. Read more

Conceção artística da superfície de Vénus.

22 February, 202222 February, 2022

The secret of Venus may be hidden in the heat of the night

The most complete profile of Venus winds parallel to the equator on the nightside launches fresh clues on the possible link between the rampant greenhouse effect of the atmosphere and the violence of the winds at the top of the cloud deck, according to a new study led by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço. Read more

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14 May, 2022 Lisboa

Grande Auditório da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

An ESPRESSO to Other Worlds

Nearly all the stars we see in the sky have planets around them. This motivated a Portuguese astronomy and engineering adventure in the World's driest desert. Among photographs and memories of this adventure, join us and experience this desire to find other “Earths” in the Universe.

Free entrance

12 March, 2022 Lisboa

Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa

Stars for Ukraine – Relief Astronomy Event

The Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA) joins the solidarity movement for Ukraine, and organises a free astronomy event to collect goods to be sent to refugee populations from Ukraine.

Free entrance

11 February, 2022

Conceção artística de um evento cósmico observado pelo observatório de neutrinos IceCube e pelo telescópio espacial nos raios Gama, o Fermi.

The Three Messengers of the Universe

In the beginning it was light. But today we already have more than one window through which we can observe the Cosmos. Matter particles arrive from the sky and, more recently, gravitational waves. Bring your questions to this session in which we will show you how scientists from different fields work together to probe the unknown. IAstro and LIP joint event.

29 January, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope: A revolution?

The new James Webb space telescope, the largest ever placed in Space, will reveal a sharper, deeper and older Universe. In this session, with Questions & Answers, researchers from IAstro will talk about the science that this new telescope will enable, linked to research by Portuguese scientists.

The Universe

Os mundos de Proxima - Os nossos vizinhos galácticos

The Proxima worlds: our galactic neighbours

A conversation with four IA researchers on the most likely destination for the first interstellar mission – the three worlds around Proxima Centauri (the closest star to the Sun), the most recent discovered by a team led by an IAstro researcher. A conversation with infographics by IA and a selection of video clips by ESO. Read more

7 March, 20227 March, 2022

Alexandre Cabral e Pedro Santos inspecionam a estrutura de interface do MOONS com o telescópio do VLT, antes de a colocarem na posição final horizontal.

From dream to reality: engineering for Space

How to plan, design and build instruments to be used in astronomy? Between the curiosity about the Universe and high precision engineering, listen to Alexandre Cabral, of IAstro, in conversation at Antena 1 (in Portuguese). Read more

13 January, 202225 January, 2022

Imagem artística do sistema exoplanetário TOI-178.

Space 2022: The new year through the telescope

Learn what will come from above in the new year. IA researchers anticipate discoveries and significant leaps in several domains in the study of the Universe. Read more

29 December, 202111 January, 2022

Os 18 segmentos do espelho de 6,5 metros de diâmetro do telescópio espacial James Webb.

James Webb Space Telescope: high definition Science also for Portugal

The new James Webb space telescope is a jewel of technology, and starting from 2022 will reveal a sharper, deeper and older Universe. Its main window of observation is infrared light, produced by warm or cool bodies and environments, targets of many lines of research by the Portuguese scientific community. Read more

24 December, 202111 January, 2022

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