International competition can give portuguese names to exoplanets
Lusitânia, Caravela, Adamastor, Esperança and Saudade are the names proposed by Planetário do Porto – Centro Ciência Viva, with support from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
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Stellar atmosphere can be used to predict the composition of rocky exoplanets
These results, obtained by researchers from the ExoEarths team at Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), also allows for a better understanding of the frequency of habitable planets in our galaxy.
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Gas giant in baby star
The discovery of evidence of Hot Jupiters around newly-born stars, is co-authored by Pedro Figueira, from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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Closest rocky transiting exoplanet observed
The discovery of the HD219134 planetary system, 21.2 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia, is co-authored by Pedro Figueira, from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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Discovery of CR7 galaxy reveals first stars in the Universe
David Sobral, from the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences has discovered the brightest distant galaxy and signs of the first generation of stars in the Universe.
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Cosmic Tsunami brings galaxies back to life
David Sobral, from the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA), and an international team, found that colossal shock waves rise galaxies from the dead.
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First Exoplanet Visible Light Spectrum
20 years after its discovery, researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) managed to directly observe exoplanet 51 Pegasi b.
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Half a century mystery unveiled in the atmosphere of Venus
The mysterious “Y” shaped cloud in the atmosphere of Venus was, for the first time, explained in a study that counts with the participation of researchers from the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA).
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