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“Programming” our galaxy using Scratch
The Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço supports once more the national programming competition “A Criar com Scratch!” (Creating with Scratch!) setting
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Breakthrough is also Portuguese
Researcher of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) shares one of the most prestigious awards in Physics for his contribution to the first direct image of a black hole.
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December calendar recalls the art inspired by the Universe
Throughout December, IA suggests a journey through artistic and cultural works inspired by the Universe, recalling key moments in the history of Astronomy and Space exploration that happened in the past in December.
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Rui Agostinho, recognized by a path dedicated to Astronomy outreach
Through teaching, research and outreach, Rui Agostinho, a researcher from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) and a teacher at the
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Travelling in Space on a ride with books
Motivating children and young people to Astronomy and Space Sciences through inspiring readings is the goal of Ler+ Espaço (‘Read more Space’), a national project on its second round, in partnership with Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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PhD::SPACE student wins Humboldt fellowship
For his contributions to the understanding of stellar interiors, Benard Nsamba, of IA, was awarded a prestigious fellowship to support the pursuit of his research at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, in Germany.
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TESS reveals an improbable planet
Using asteroseismology, a team, led by an Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researcher, studied two red-giant stars known to have exoplanets, and in one of them found a seemingly improbable planet.
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Astrophysicists use artificial intelligence to determine exoplanets sizes
A team of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researchers developed a way to constrain the radius of an exoplanet knowing its mass, using a machine learning technique.
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