News

Planeta a transitar em frente da sua estrela, o que permite estudar a sua atmosfera.

3 August, 20233 August, 2023

1000 planets’ telescope proceeds to construction

The European Space Agency validated the design of the scientific instruments of the Ariel space mission, which has an important participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) Read more

6 July, 20236 July, 2023

Name of Portuguese astrophysicist shines in the nightsky

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) named an asteroid after an astrophysicist from the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA). Read more

28 June, 202328 June, 2023

Exoplanet in orbit of a red giant star escapes destruction

The planet 8 UMi b, also known as Halla, seems to have survived the expansion of its host star to red giant phase. This discovery, published in the prestigious journal Nature, has the participation of a researcher from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço. Read more

Telescópio espacial Euclid e consola de planeamento dos rastreios

27 June, 2023

The space telescope that will reveal the invisible Universe is about to be launched

After more than ten years of preparation, a team led by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) will guide the control commands of the Euclid telescope through the mission’s six years lifespan. Read more

14 June, 202314 June, 2023

Venus atmosphere in 3D prepares future observations of rocky exoplanets

The Venus atmosphere may be used as a natural laboratory to understand the evolution of Earth-like planets, according to a study led by researchers of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) Read more

Activities

Upcoming activities

14 October , 18h00 Ílhavo

Auditório do Museu Marítimo de Ílhavo

Ignite IAstro – Ílhavo

Researchers of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço will take us on a journey from the Solar System to the edge of the Universe in five-minute presentations.

Free entrance

Resources and Contents

Mapa da radiação cósmica de fundo de micro-ondas

Unearthing fossils from the Big Bang: the Cosmic Microwave Background

There’s a light that fills the whole Universe. It’s the oldest light. As a fossil, it is an image with information about the origins and up to the first galaxies, explains Elsa Teixeira, in her article published in the National Geographic Portugal magazine. Read more

22 September, 202322 September, 2023

Venus and other cosmic neighbours and missions to explore them

In an interview for the podcast O Futuro do Futuro from Expresso, Pedro Machado tells us about Venus, Mars and other “neighbouring” planets and moons from our cosmic backyard called Solar System, and about space missions to study them. Read more

19 July, 202319 July, 2023

Galáxia anã de tipo cometário, ou em forma de “girino”, KISO 5639.

Dwarf galaxies: the small inhabitants of the Cosmos

The most common galaxies in the Universe are also the smallest of them, and the hardest to study. They host secrets about how might have been born the great galaxies that we see today. An article in collaboration with National Geographic Portugal. Read more

10 July, 20231 August, 2023

Light Pollution

Light excess doesn’t occur in cities only – it reaches remote locations, such as natural reserves, affecting animals and plants, and also humans. Read more

21 April, 2023

Cookie	Description
AddThis sharing	IA, in the Outreach area of the website, uses the Oracle AddThis tool set to: help the user share content from this website on other websites and social media platforms; enable IA to customise the contents and functionalities on this website to the interests of its users. In addition, Oracle may use these data for other means as specified in their privacy policy, which can be found here: http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy
Google Analytics	IA, in the Outreach area of the website, uses the Goolge Analytics tool set to: enable IA to customise and improve the contents and functionalities on this website to the interests of its users. In addition, Google may associate the data generated through the Analytics tool set on this website to the user browsing experience with the same browser, computer or device in other websites that use this same tool set.
Language preference (Polylang)	IA, on the Outreach area of its website, uses the Polylang tool to: save the language preference of the users, so that they don't have to choose their preferred language every time they visit the website or move to a new page.

Outreach

The Universe at everyone's reach