
Online session to celebrate twenty years of the expansion of Portuguese Astronomy
Since Portugal became a member of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), there have been countless benefits to the scientific community and to the Portuguese society, which will be celebrated on a series of events organised by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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A miniature Solar System and the youngest rocky exoplanets
An international team, which includes several researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), has discovered a “miniature” version of our
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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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