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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Stellar activity can mimic misaligned exoplanets
Simulations made by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers revealed that stellar activity can influence the measurement of an exoplanet spin-orbit tilt.
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Black Holes might not be dead-ends after all
Physical bodies may successfully reach the other side of a black hole, suggests a study co-authored by Diego Rubiera-Garcia, of Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences.
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Results of CHEOPS competition announced
Three thousand drawing, from children all over Europe, will be going to space in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) mission CHEOPS, whose portuguese partners are Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) and Deimos Engenharia.
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