An optical system designed for the next X rays telescope
IA will lead the development of a precision optical system for ESA’s future space telescope dedicated to the study of extreme events in the Universe.
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Discover the Universe through 31 works of art
Take a tour through works of art with references to the Universe, in painting, literature, music and cinema.
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Valentina, a woman astronaut inspiring children
Mighty Valentina is a fictional story, inspired by the first woman astronaut to go to Space. IA carried out the scientific review of the book.
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Water in the Universe: the water pathway
Sun-like stars and planetary systems are known to form in interstellar molecular clouds composed mostly of hydrogen and small amounts of other elements like helium, oxygen and carbon.
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Water in the Universe: water on exoplanets
Astronomers have already confirmed more than 2000 planets orbiting other stars. In some of the larger planets, similar to Jupiter, water vapour was detected in their atmospheres. For smaller planets, this detection is more difficult.
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Water in the Universe: the ice mountains of Pluto
A mantle of water ice is probably enclosing Pluto’s rocky core. Images captured by NASA’s New Horizons mission revealed that part of this water ice is visible at the surface.
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Water in the Universe: Venus, a world nearly without water
With an average temperature above 460 ºC, Venus doesn’t have liquid water on its surface, and only some traces of water vapour were found in the planet’s atmosphere.
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Water in the Universe: the plumes of Enceladus
Enceladus wobbles, as it orbits Saturn, and this may be explained by the presence of a liquid layer between the solid core and the crust.
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