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European Space Agency Extends CHEOPS Mission Until 2029
The decision by the European Space Agency (ESA) recognizes the satellite’s exceptional performance, as well as the maturity of the team led in Portugal by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço
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Book celebrates two decades of the international collaborations that revolutionized the study of stars
Co-edited by the Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto and the Aarhus Space Centre, this book brings together testimonies and the history of the KASC and TASC scientific consortia, which have played a leading role in some of the most significant advances in modern asteroseismology
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Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço organizes the largest world conference in Exoplanets
The conference Exoplanets 6, organized by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, will take place in Alfândega do Porto
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ESA adopts galactic archaeology mission
The ARRAKIHS mission, with the participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, will enable Europe to lead the exploration of the low-surface-brightness Universe
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IA Summer Program 2026
How far do you dare to go? IA Summer Program is your gateway to Space. Targeted at university students. From July 6 to 24. Applications due by 12th of June.
Free entrance
International Day of Women and Girls in Astronomy 2026
The Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA) and the Planetarium of Porto – Ciência Viva Science Centre (PP-CCV) join the celebrations of the International Day of Women and Girls in Astronomy with a series of videos featuring women researchers from different areas of Astrophysics, showcasing their work and the career options available in this scientific field.
Resources and Contents
100 years ago, the Milky Way was displaced from the centre of the Universe
Precisely a century ago, the New York Times newspaper announced that the Andromeda nebula was after all another “island universe”, so big or even bigger than the Milky Way. The Universe had just increased tenfold.
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On breezes never before sailed
With more than five thousand planets already discovered in orbit of other stars, scientists are now launching a new era of surprising discoveries about the exotic atmospheres of these distant worlds. Article by Tomás Silva in National Geographic Portugal.
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Most detailed map of our galaxy in infrared
Thirteen years of observations led to the most detailed map of Milky Way. Nanda Kumar, an IA collaborator, talked to the podcast Palavra de Cientista about it.
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In search of the planets that are truly wanderers
They are worlds much like planets, but not towed to a star. Were they born in a cradle of stars, or are they planets thrown out from their orbits and left to their own fortune? Article by Koraljka Mužić in National Geographic Portugal.
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