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1000 planets' telescope proceeds to construction
Published 3 August, 2023 in Outreach

Planeta a transitar em frente da sua estrela, o que permite estudar a sua atmosfera.

The European Space Agency validated the design of the scientific instruments of the Ariel space mission, which has an important participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço... read more ❯
Exoplanet in orbit of a red giant star escapes destruction
Published 28 June, 2023 in Outreach

The planet 8 UMi b, also known as Halla, seems to have survived the expansion of its host star to red giant phase. This discovery, published in the prestigious journal... read more ❯
The Sun is a normal star after all
Published 6 April, 2023 in Outreach

6th of april 2023 – With data from Kepler (NASA), Gaia (ESA) and SOHO (NASA/ESA) satellites, a team1, led by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA2) researcher Ângela... read more ❯
IA astronomers featured in "Women in Science 2023"
Published 14 March, 2023 in Outreach

The forth edition of the book Mulheres na Ciência (Women in Science) adds two more researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), to a list that already... read more ❯

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