IA brings astronomy to schools
During the 2019-2020 school year, the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) continues to bring astronomy to the middle and secondary
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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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The turbulent life of two black holes caught in a galactic collision
The most detailed image of the material surrounding two supermassive black holes in a galaxy in the process of merging was obtained with the collaboration of a researcher now at the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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Unveiling new Earths among the “noise” of the stars
First data gathered with ESPRESSO, an instrument built with the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), help clarify a debate about an hypothetical planetary system.
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CHEOPS space telescope will be launched 17 December
Some members of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and DEIMOS Engenharia actively involved in this mission will be available at the Porto Planetarium, next 16th of December, at 14:00.
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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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