Galaxies and the Infinite
Free entrance
The public talk this month is titled “Galaxies and the Infinite” and the speaker will be Fernando Buitrago, of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
Noites no Observatório
Noites no Observatório invited the public to experience the Universe, on the last Saturday of every month, through public lectures and observations of the night sky with telescopes.
This project of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) started in the late 2009. From November 2015 until February 2020, when it was discontinued, these sessions were organised in partnership with the Planetário Calouste Gulbenkian.
Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence
6th anniversary special event
Free entrance
The public talk this month is titled “Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence” and the speaker will be José Afonso, of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
Gravitational Waves
Free entrance
The public talk this month is titled “Gravitational Waves, a great discovery” and the speaker will be Lara Sousa, of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
Travels in Space-Time
Free entrance
The public talk this month is titled “Travels in Space-Time” and the speaker will be Paulo Crawford, of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
The Universe on our hand
Christmas session 2015
Free entrance
The public talk this month is titled “The Universe on our hand” and the speaker will be Hugo Messias, of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
Space Exploration: from the Solar System to the Exoplanets
Science and Technology Week 2015
Free entrance
The public talk this month is titled “Space Exploration: from the Solar System to the Exoplanets”, given by Pedro Machado, of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
Cosmic Light
Free entrance
The public talk this month is titled “Cosmic Light: The international Year of Light 2015” and the speaker will be Pedro Russo, of Leiden University.
Have you always wanted to be a scientist? The moment has arrived!
European Researchers Night 2015
Free entrance
The public talk this month is titled “Have you always wanted to be a scientist? The moment has arrived!” and the speaker will be Hugo Messias, of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
Gliese 12 b exoplanet, which discovery was announced on May 2024, is 40 light-years away and might have the size of Earth ot slightly smaller, in which case would be equivalent to Venus. In this artistic concept on the right are presented possible interpretations of the planet, without and with atmosphere, which could be thick and dense as Venus’. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC)[/caption]
Artistic impression of a star seen through the atmosphere of a planet orbiting it.