Threats to the Earth: asteroids, comets and space debris
Discover how asteroids, comets and space debris can represent threats to the Earth and how can we deal with them, in the company of Nuno Peixinho, of IA and FCTUC.
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How to see a starry sky in the city again
Raul Lima, of IA and Instituto Politécnico do Porto, talked to Porto Canal about light pollution and how to solve it through simple habits (in Portuguese).
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Eleven astronomy big ideas
Eleven ideas make all there is, and are one click away. On a single website, there’s everything you need to know about Astronomy and the Universe, in direct and everyday language, and several idioms.
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How to forge the most dazzling furnaces of the Milky Way
Let’s imagine several tens of Suns packed in a single star. The final tremendous explosion of such a huge star is felt a long way across the galaxy. Luckily, stars like this are rare, and the reason lies at their birthplace.
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Massive stars’ formation paradigm
This infographic represents the paradigm of star formation based on the idea of matter flowing down filaments in nebulae.
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Planetary quiz: There’s no other home like Earth
There’s nothing better than to discover distant and inhospitable places for us to value something very rare: our own blue planet. Test what you know about some bizarre worlds in the Solar System and beyond, in a quiz conducted by IA young researchers.
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Space climate: Storm in orbit
The Sun, that quiet disc in the blue sky, is sometimes the source of extreme events that menace our highly technological society. IA researchers answer questions in a live session dedicated to space climate.
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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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