The black side do the Sun
In an insurgent moment, a brighter spark on our star might mean a blackout on Earth, and we don’t mean only a power turn off. The question is: When’s the next one? Learn more in this article under the partnership between IA and National Geographic.
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NASA’s new adventure is called Artemis
Interviewed by RFI, Rui Agostinho, from the IA, explains some details and the reasoning behind the Artemis mission, whose goal is to return to the Moon.
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A revolution called James Webb Space Telescope
On the 12th of July, the first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope was released. José Afonso and Nuno Peixinho, from the IA, were interviewed in Antena 1 and explained us a bit more about this revolutionary telescope.
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Be dazzled with the night sky in Portugal, following this guide
There are places like this: the night falls and the sky becomes full of starlight. It isn’t that hard to find them, and there are people to help. It is really worthwhile. Do the first step, with this article under the partnership between IA and National Geographic.
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How to find a black hole
On a photographic safari, the equipment is essential. But if we aim to picture a black hole, first we have to know what we are looking for, and where it is hidden. Here we explain some of the strategies, in another article in partnership with National Geographic.
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The Proxima worlds: our galactic neighbours
A conversation with four IA researchers on the most likely destination for the first interstellar mission – the three worlds around Proxima Centauri (the closest star to the Sun), the most recent discovered by a team led by an IAstro researcher. A conversation with infographics by IA and a selection of video clips by ESO.
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From dream to reality: engineering for Space
How to plan, design and build instruments to be used in astronomy? Between the curiosity about the Universe and high precision engineering, listen to Alexandre Cabral, of IAstro, in conversation at Antena 1 (in Portuguese).
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Space 2022: The new year through the telescope
Learn what will come from above in the new year. IA researchers anticipate discoveries and significant leaps in several domains in the study of the Universe.
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