Meridional wind on Venus was detected for the first time in both hemispheres
A third system of winds was detected on Venus and may help explain the super-rotation of the atmosphere on this planet, according to a study by an international team led by a researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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Revealing the origin and nature of the outskirts of stellar megalopolis
A step closer to understanding the growth of galactic giants was taken by a team led by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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A new tool to study galaxy evolution
New computational tool developed by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers, allows for the reconstruction of galaxy morphology, by “stripping off” the outshining young stars.
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IA in numbers
Upon the celebration of IA’s second anniversary, we presented our science in numbers.
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IA contributes to the technology for the detection of gravitational waves
The preliminary design of a component for the future gravitational waves observatory in space, LISA, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) is involved, was accepted by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 26th.
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Spiral-like patterns of star formation discovered in old galaxies
A study led by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers, has profound implications on the understanding of the assembly history of early-type galaxies.
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VLT detects unexpected giant glowing halos around distant quasars
Observations made by the MUSE instrument have detected, for the first time in this type of survey, that all observed quasars had gas halos around them.
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ESPRESSO sees the light at the end of the tunnel
An internacional team of the ESPRESSO consortium, lead in Portugal by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), has made the first test for ESPRESSO, the next generation high resolution spectrograph.
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