1000 planets’ telescope proceeds to construction
The European Space Agency validated the design of the scientific instruments of the Ariel space mission, which has an important participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA)
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Name of Portuguese astrophysicist shines in the nightsky
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) named an asteroid after an astrophysicist from the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA).
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Exoplanet in orbit of a red giant star escapes destruction
The planet 8 UMi b, also known as Halla, seems to have survived the expansion of its host star to red giant phase. This discovery, published in the prestigious journal Nature, has the participation of a researcher from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço.
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The space telescope that will reveal the invisible Universe is about to be launched
After more than ten years of preparation, a team led by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) will guide the control commands of the Euclid telescope through the mission’s six years lifespan.
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Venus atmosphere in 3D prepares future observations of rocky exoplanets
The Venus atmosphere may be used as a natural laboratory to understand the evolution of Earth-like planets, according to a study led by researchers of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA)
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Tatooine-like planetary system detected
The discovery of the exoplanet BEBOP-1c, the second orbiting the binary of stars TOI-1338, had the participation of a researcher from the Instituto
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The Sun is a normal star after all
This work, led by a researcher from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, seems to put to bed the idea, which gained strength in the last few years, that the Sun was not a standard “solar type” star.
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