Space rocket is waiting for a Portuguese selfie
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced Vanessa Dias as one of the four people awarded, at an European level, in the photography contest #SpaceSelfie, which took
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A super earth in the Solar System’s neighborhood
The discovery of super earth Gl411b, only eight light-years away, with three times the mass of the Earth, had the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers.
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Head-on collision between distant worlds
The first evidence outside the Solar System of the occurrence of planet impacts had the participation of a researcher associated with the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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Japanese mission studies the mystery of Venus in collaboration with Portuguese researchers
Deep observations of the atmosphere of Venus, published in a new study with the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), add to solving the puzzle of the “super-rotation” of the atmosphere of this planet.
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Cientificamente Provável: IA goes to the school libraries
Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) joins the initiative “Cientificamente Provável” (Likely, Scientifically) with Astronomy talks and workshops in schools from
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Teresa Lago awarded for her promotion of scientific culture
The 2018 Ciência Viva Montepio Grand Prize distinguishes Teresa Lago, member of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), for her role in the promotion of scientific culture, especially in the field of Astronomy.
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The quest for galactic relics from the primordial Universe
The timid life of nearby massive ultracompact galaxies may open windows onto the past, a new study reports, led by Fernando Buitrago of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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A solar sibling identical to the Sun
By studying the stars which formed together with the Sun, Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers hope to understand where in the Galaxy and under which conditions the Sun was formed.
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