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The symphony of the stars has secrets within
Stars seem so distant, tiny dots in the night sky, that they look totally beyond our reach. But, on the contrary, astrophysicists are unveiling their secrets, right into their very core.
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The turbulence inside the stars turns them into “musical instruments”.
Margarida Cunha, of IA, explained in TEDx Campo Santana how astrophysicists learn about stellar physics from listening to the “music” of the stars.
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Let’s plunge into a star. Are you invited?
It seems odd that the transfer of energy in the water being heated in a kettle follows the same processes occurring inside the stars. In the stars, however, these processes are much more active, capable of influencing their structure and dynamics. By Miguel T. Clara, of IA.
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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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Astronomy in Questions and Answers
Discover more about the Universe, in a Q&A session with a panel of five researchers, included in the 30th Encontro Nacional de Astronomia e Astrofísica.
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Galactic archaeology
In order to reveal the endless secrets of our galaxy, the Milky Way, the astronomers do not hesitate in dressing the attire of archaeologists. Tiago Campante, of IA, describes on National Geographic an archaeologic journey through the Galaxy.
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A star in the winter sky : Herbig-Haro 34 object
Herbig-Haro 34 object (HH 34) is located in the Orion nebula, a broad star formation region that is located to the south of the belt of this famous hunter in the Greek mythology.
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A star in the winter sky : T Tauri
T Tauri is a variable star in the constellation of Taurus that is located roughly at a distance of 470 light-years.
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