“ET – A Solar System Adventure” board game
At school or with the family, the IA invites everyone to explore different worlds in the Solar System, some of which real targets
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How to detect far away planets?
In clear and accessible language, methods and concepts such as spectroscopy, radial velocities, photometry, electromagnetic spectrum or Doppler effect are explained and deconstructed by Ana Rita Silva from the IA and FCUP.
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A portrait of the heart of Milky Way
IA’s views on Sagittarius A*
There’s a colossus at the heart of Milky Way. IA researchers and collaborators take us on to the territories of gravity, high energy physics, and cosmology.
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First images of the Orion Nebula by the JWST
In the podcast Palavra de Cientista, Sílvia Vicente shows us the importance of the most recent images of the Orion Nebula by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Three super-earths and two super-mercuries
On the Palavra de Cientista podcast, Susana Barros tells us about a planetary system with some very rare and peculiar planets.
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Asteroids and other celestial objects
In the Palavra de Cientista podcast, Nuno Peixinho tells us about the DART mission, asteroids and other celestial objects.
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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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