Science with Impact: Target Moon
Can we see the Moon as a platform for future space exploration? Pedro Machado gives the answer in Science with Impact.
Read more
Giant radio galaxies may be more common than previously thought
What is a giant radio galaxy, and what these impressive structures may reveal about the galaxies’ past? José Afonso in an interview to Rádio Observador.
Read more
Let’s plunge into a star. Are you invited?
It seems odd that the transfer of energy in the water being heated in a kettle follows the same processes occurring inside the stars. In the stars, however, these processes are much more active, capable of influencing their structure and dynamics. By Miguel T. Clara, of IA.
Read more
From the mountain top to the Cosmos
Experience a virtual guided tour of the Paranal Mountain, with a view onto the cosmic ocean, and get to know from the inside the observatory facilities and its large telescopes.
Read more
Online Planetarium Session “The Sun, our Star”
Presentation by Elsa Moreira, from the Porto Planetarium – Ciência Viva Centre, on the 24th November, 2020, as part of the celebrations of the National Day of Scientific Culture.
Read more
Top Books – Science and Literature
In a conversation moderated by Teresa Firmino, journalist from Público, Teresa Calçada, commissioner of the National Reading Plan 2017-2027 and Rui Agostinho, researcher of IA, discuss the relationship between science and literature.
Read more
Ask the Astronomer “Living in Other Worlds”
IA researcher Pedro Machado answered questions about living and travelling to other worlds in a live Q&A session.
Read more
Astronomy Quiz
In 30 questions, Catarina Leote and Afonso Pais, from the Science Communication Group of IA, cover some of the wonders and curiosities of the Universe.
Read more
