On breezes never before sailed
With more than five thousand planets already discovered in orbit of other stars, scientists are now launching a new era of surprising discoveries about the exotic atmospheres of these distant worlds.
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Ultraviolet light from massive stars may prevent the formation of giant planets
Huge superluminous stars may force young stars of low mass to live nearly alone, without the company of giant planets, a study with the participation of the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA) confirms.
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The earth under the light of other planets
Here, in the Universe series
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Opening up the series “Aqui, no Universo” (here, in the Universe), at Culturgest, Pedro Machado, of IA, and Ricardo Trigo, of Instituto Dom Luiz, cross-reference the comparative study of the atmospheres in other planets with the susceptible and complex variability of Earth climate.
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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Planetália – The Planets’ Party
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With a privileged view over the sky to the South, the Museum of Lisbon – Roman Theatre is an excellent location to observe with telescopes the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter. This is also a chance for the whole family to learn more about planetary systems.
More than 100 stars with orbiting worlds
An IA team selected planets already known to be orbiting other stars (exoplanets) and which are interesting targets to learn more about them. Search in this sky map for their host stars and learn what we have already discovered about them.
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Stars and planets off the rails, or the odd story of distant worlds
Planets orbit stars, and stars spin, but are these two movements always aligned? Details like this are hidden in the light of the stars, and help astrophysicists to tell the story of distant worlds, writes Charlotte Gehan.
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The quest for rings that might dethrone Saturn
Dust, rocks, ices. They form the impressive rings of magnificent Saturn, but the “Lord of the Rings” is not alone. Found in humbler locations and sizes in the Solar System, rings might also exist around worlds orbiting other stars. But how are we going to know?
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