ESPRESSO confirms the nearest exo-Earth
An international team, with the participation of several researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), used the ESPRESSO spectrograph to confirmed the presence of the exoplanet Proxima b, the nearest “exo-Earth” to our Solar System.
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A new machine learning tool to derive stellar parameters
A team from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço developed an automatic computational tool, able to quickly and reliably derive stellar parameters of red dwarf stars.
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Awarded Euclid’s exploration track
A prize from one of the large European Space Agency missions was awarded to a team with a strong participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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CHEOPS observes its first exoplanet
ESA’s new exoplanet mission, CHEOPS, has successfully completed its almost three months of in-orbit commissioning, exceeding expectations for its performance, and observed its first exoplanet.
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Unraveling formation time-scales of galactic bulges
In a new study lead by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), researchers provided new insights into galaxy formation and evolution.
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Waves in thin air with wide effects
Understanding a type of air waves in the Mars’ atmosphere improves the meteorology for the red planet, according to a study led by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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ESPRESSO observes an exoplanet with iron rain
A team of researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) was part of a study which detected and characterized the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-76b, a study only made possible thanks to the ESPRESSO spectrograph.
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“Cotton Candy” exoplanet might be planet with rings
A team from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) found evidence which suggests this type of exoplanet, apparently with very low densities, might be similar to Uranus, with rings more than 2.5 times the size of the planet.
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First image from CHEOPS space telescope
This first science image from CHEOPS, which had the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researchers, was intentionally blurry to maximize the precision of CHEOPS’ measurements.
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Indigenous star helps to understand the past of the Milky Way
Data from satellite TESS made possible the characterization and dating of a star from the Indus constellation, allowing for a better understanding of
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