MUSE probes Hubble Ultra Deep Field
The MUSE instrument allowed an international team, which includes a Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researcher, conducted the deepest spectroscopic survey ever.
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Closest temperate exoplanet discovered orbiting star close to the Sun
Ross 128 b is the closest Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a quiet red dwarf star, which may increase the likelihood that this planet could potentially harbor life. It was detected with the HARPS spectrograph, with the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
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Portuguese researchers in the front row to study the childhood of the Universe.
The Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) participates in the science and construction of the next-generation instrument for the forth-coming largest optical telescope in the world.
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New planet hunter to be installed in La Silla Observatory
The new instrument, called NIRPS, will be installed in ESO’s 3.6 meter telescope, and has the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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First detection of Titanium Oxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet
This observation, published today in Nature, has the participation of an Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) collaborator.
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New worlds await ESPRESSO
The adventure is about to start for ESPRESSO, the future discoverer of new Earths, co-produced by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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Evidence discovered for two distinct giant planet populations
This result, discovered by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), hints at the existence of two separate formation mechanisms for giant exoplanets.
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Design and Astronomy in display at Fabrica Features
A design exhibition includes science communication projects, resulting from a partnership between the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Lisbon.
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