Past activities
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Astrobiology – origin and search for life in the Solar System
In this month's Noites no Observatório, we will talk about the origin of life on Earth and how future space missions may unveil one of science's greatest mysteries.
Free entrance
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Mysteries of Planetary Systems
Quarterly outreach sessions, taking place in Lisbon and Porto, aimed at young people willing to join scientists in discovering the universe.
Free entrance
![Mais Perto das Estrelas](https://divulgacao.iastro.pt/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Mais-Perto-Estrelas-2017-HD-388x220.png)
Closer to the Stars
Mais perto das Estrelas (Closer to the Stars) is an astronomical observation event in the evenings of every second Thursday each month.
Free entrance
![Conceção artística do ELT](https://divulgacao.iastro.pt/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ELT2_16.9-388x220.jpg)
Project ELT: How to prepare a revolution
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will be the largest telescope in the world in visible and infrared, a revolucionary scientific project from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) that will help to reveal some of the great enigmas of the Universe
Free entrance
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Mysteries of the Galaxies
Quarterly outreach sessions, taking place in Lisbon and Porto, aimed at young people willing to join scientists in discovering the universe.
Free entrance
![Mais Perto Estrelas](https://divulgacao.iastro.pt/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Mais-Perto-Estrelas-2017_1024x768px-388x220.png)
Closer to the Stars
Mais perto das Estrelas (Closer to the Stars) is an astronomical observation event in the evenings of every second Thursday each month.
Free entrance
![Semana da Leitura 2018](https://divulgacao.iastro.pt/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/semanaleitura_banner1600x560-388x220.jpg)
IA in the Reading Week 2018
IA takes part in the Reading Week 2018 with activities in Lisboa and Matosinhos and video testimonies fom researchers about the importance of reading.
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Planet Earth: catastrophe in slow motion
Which are the actual risks faced by the human species before the middle of the century, and which no one is talking about? Learn more at the February session of Noites no Observatório
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