This page collects news, interviews and articles in the international media covering the research, technological development and science communication at the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
Many of the items listed refer to topics at the forefront of the scientific and technological production in this field, and often departed from press releases issued by IA’s Science Communication group.
This group provides comments to the media and helps to connect with experts in specific research fields in astrophysics and space sciences.
For yearly lists including the Portuguese media coverage of IA research and activities, please visit the Portuguese page. Read the report of IA’s impact on the Portuguese media.
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2020
April
Che tempo farà su Marte?
Media INAF, 3rd of April
Galactic bulge modeling sheds light on galaxy evolution
Phys.Org, 14th of April
Моделирование галактического балджа проливает свет на эволюцию галактик
AstroNews, 14th of April
Modellierung des galaktischen Bulge wirft Licht auf die Entwicklung von Galaxien
Tekk, 15th of April
March
Nigerian Astrophysicist Identifies Possible Case Of Rings Around An Exoplanet
Space in Africa, 10th of March
ESO-Teleskop beobachtet Exoplaneten, auf dem es Eisen regnet
idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, 11th of March
ESPRESSO deteta exoplaneta onde chove ferro
Pravda.ru, 16th of March
Waves in thin air with broad effects
Phys.org, 17th of March
Dalekohled ESO/VLT zaznamenal železný déšť v atmosféře exoplanety
Česká astronomická společnost, 18th of March
Nigerian Astronomer Finds Strong Hint of Exoplanet containing Rings like Saturn or Uranus
Weeby Feed, 19th of March
La danza delle onde aeree marziane
Global Science, 19th of March
February
First image transmitted by CHEOPS telescope “intentionally blurred”
XinHuaNet, 8th of February
Telescópio desenvolvido com ajuda portuguesa divulga 1ª FOTO
Sputnik News BR, 12th of February
January
Nu Indi testimone di un’antica collisione galattica
Cronaca Torino, 14th of January
2019
December
Satellite estudiará planetas fuera del sistema solar a partir de la próxima semana
Notícias RTV, 9th of December
‘Nonsense’ To Think Humans Will Ever Move To Nearby ExoEarth, Says Leading Planet Hunter
Forbes, 13th of December
Hipotético sistema planetario es solo actividad de una estrella
Press Digital, 18th of December
November
‘Improbable Planet’ Somehow Survives Being Swallowed by Red Giant Star
Space.Com, 1st of November
Astronomers Have Found an Exoplanet Somewhere It Really Shouldn’t Have Survived
Science Alert, 1st of November
Mysterious exoplanet shouldn’t exist where it is
Futurity, 1st of November
Astronomers Discover Planet That Should Have Been Killed by Red Giant Star
Sputnik News, 16th of November
Exoplanet that ‘should not exist’ discovered by researchers
Fox News, 18th of November
October
Astrophysicists use artificial intelligence to determine exoplanets sizes
Phys.Org, 11th of October
Utilizzata l’intelligenza artificiale per determinare le dimensioni degli esopianeti
Everyeye.it, 11th of October
TESS reveals an improbable planet
Phys.Org, 29th of October
El cazador de mundos TESS revela un planeta improbable
Notimérica, 29th of October
Hallan un nuevo mundo que no debería existir
ABC, 30th of October
Orbitando ai confini di una gigante rossa
Media INAF, 30th of October
Astrónomos descubren un extraño planeta que no debería existir
El Comercio, 31st of October
Equipe liderada por português acha ‘planeta improvável’ ao redor de estrela gigante vermelha
Sputnik Brasil, 31st of October
September
Primeira imagem de buraco negro vale a cientistas prêmio de milhões
Notícias ao Minuto, 6th of September
May
The building blocks for astronomically literate citizens
Phys.org, 13th of May
Forecasting the hunt for the first supermassive black holes
Phys.org, 13th of May
April
Telescópios do “tamanho da terra inteira” conseguiram a imagem de um mistério do Universo
Luxemburger Wort – Contacto, 11th of April
Primeiras imagens de um buraco negro
RFI, 11th of April
O que é um buraco negro, e por que há luz na primeira foto de um deles?
G1 (Globo), 11th of April
February
HD 186302, sœur jumelle du Soleil
Le Monde, 6th of February
2018
November
Hallan al gemelo del sol perdido hace mucho
El Diario de Victoria, 20th of November
Missing Solar Siblings
Could the Sun’s long-lost relatives help us find life elsewhere in the Universe?
ESO Blog, 23rd of November
Irmã ‘gêmea’ do Sol é descoberta a 184 anos-luz da Terra
BBC News Brazil, 23rd of November
A bundle of ultra-compact massive galaxies found
Cosmos Magazine, 27th of November
The quest for galactic relics from the primordial universe
Phys.org, 28th of November
Alla ricerca delle reliquie galattiche
INAF- Istituto Nazionale di Astrofísica, 29th of November
July
Descoberta permite entender melhor formação das galáxias
Brazilian Times, 5th of July
March
Descoberto exoplaneta do tamanho da Terra e com a composição de Mercúrio
Expresso das Ilhas (Cabo Verde), 26th of March
Newfound Alien Planet is a Metal-Heavy Cannonball
Space.com, 29th of March
2017
March
Una investigación, con participación del IAC, descubre los halos de las galaxias más grandes del Universo
La Vanguardia, 1st of March
Detectado viento meridional en ambos hemisferios de Venus
La Vanguardia, 15th of March
Gentle breeze may help Venus’s atmosphere spin like crazy
New Scientist, 17th of March
February
Unique TNG/HARPSN observations of the Venus cloud top winds
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo – Instituto de Astrofísica de Canárias, 6th of February
Revealing the Origin and Nature of the Outskirts of Stellar Megalopolises
Space Daily, 17th of February
2016
November
Spiral-like patterns of star formation discovered in old galaxies
Astronomy Now, 22nd of November
September
Stellar activity can mimic misaligned exoplanets
Phys.org, 20th of September
Sun spots may be tricking scientists
Astronomy, 27th of September
June
Maybe black holes (and wormholes) aren’t as monstrous as we thought
Geek Wire, 7th of June
Wormholes Might Burrow Through Black Hole Cores
Seeker, 7th of June
Black holes might not be dead-ends after all
Phys.org, 8th of June
Things falling into black hole might not be lost forever
Perfscience, 8th of June
If Black Holes Contain Wormholes, Objects Could Survive the Journey
The Science Explorer, 10th of June
2015
December
The big pretenders: Half of Kepler’s giant exoplanet candidates are false positives
NASA Exoplanet Exploration, 2nd of December
Credevo fosse un Giove e invece era una stella
Media INAF, 3rd of December
Over half of the giant Kepler planets may not be planets after all
C|Net, 4th of December
La mayoría de planetas gigantes de la misión Kepler son falsos positivos
Europa News, 4th of December
Повечето от гигантските екзопланети въобще не са планети
Nauka Offnews, 4th of December
‘False positives:’ More than half of NASA’s Kepler exoplanets aren’t actually planets
RT.com, 5th of December
Pozor na falešné exoplanety! Velká část kandidátů od Keplera nejsou planety
Exoplanety.cz, 6th of December
A Kepler-óriásbolygók akár fele nem is bolygó valójában
Komló Média, 8th of December
Credevo fosse un Giove e invece era una stella
Astronomia.com, 8th of December
نصف الكواكب غير الشمسية التي اكتشفها كبلر قد لا تكون كواكب
Qatar Astronomical Center, 8th of December
La mitad de los candidatos a exoplanetas gigantes de Kepler son falsos positivos
Liga Iberoamericana de Astronomía, 9th of December
The big pretenders: Half of Kepler’s giant exoplanet candidates are false positives
Space.com, 11th of December
September
Earth’s composition might be unusual for a planet with life
New Scientist, 15th of September
Maa koostis võib elukõlblike planeetide seas olla erandlik
ERR Novaator, 16th of September
Stellar atmosphere can be used to predict the composition of rocky exoplanets
Phys.org, 18th of September
La atmósfera estelar puede revelar la composición de planetas rocosos
Europa Press, 18th of September
Земля отличается от других планет нашей Галактики
Earth Chronicles, 18th of September
地球成分并不符合有生命行星的特征
Mogutianqi.com, 25th of September
