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Unexpected worlds in our Galaxy
There are very weird planets in our Galaxy to choose from. The hard task rests with the astronomers: how to explain such a diversity of worlds?
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What’s hidden within an ice ball? Here we have, Europa.
Europa, one of the largest moons of Jupiter, is an ice ball, but it might be home to weird forms of life. Text by José Silva, of IA.
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Science with Impact: The mysteries of Venus
Discover some of the mysteries of Venus, namely the recent discovery of phosphine, possible indicator of life in its atmosphere, and take a leap forward to the study of exoplanets, and, who knows, maybe the constrution of a permanent base on the Moon, in the company of Pedro Machado.
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Online Planetarium Session “The Sun, our Star”
Presentation by Elsa Moreira, from the Porto Planetarium – Ciência Viva Centre, on the 24th November, 2020, as part of the celebrations of the National Day of Scientific Culture.
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Ask the Astronomer “Living in Other Worlds”
IA researcher Pedro Machado answered questions about living and travelling to other worlds in a live Q&A session.
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Astronomy Corner
Build an edible Solar System at scale in your living room in a workshop by Catarina Leote, from the Science Communication Group of IA.
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First Steps to a Great Discovery
Get acquainted with the Zooniverse.org plaform, which allows anyone to do science whenever and wherever, in the company of three IA researchers: João Faria, Lara Sousa and Israel Matute.
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Searching for New Worlds
In one more session of “The Universe Online”, Nuno Santos and Susana Barros, IA researchers, answered questions from the participants about the search for another “Earth”.
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