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Most detailed infrared map ever of our Milky Way revealed
Published 26 September, 2024 in Outreach

This map is the result of two observational surveys, spanning over more than 13 years, that had the participation of an Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço collaborator. Learn more... read more ❯
Six new worlds discovered adrift in a cradle of stars
Published 27 August, 2024 in Outreach

Conceção artística de um planeta nómada, ou errante, com a nebulosa NGC 1333 apresentada em fundo. Os planetas errantes, n

An international team with the participation of the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA) used the James Webb telescope to find planetary-mass objects, but freely moving in interstellar space. Learn... read more ❯
World experts in asteroseismology gather in international conference in Porto
Published 15 July, 2024 in Outreach

The largest conference in the field of asteroseismology is organized by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, and is being held in Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto. Learn... read more ❯
First ‘glory’ on hellish distant world?
Published 5 April, 2024 in Outreach

Led by an Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researcher, the team used ESA's Cheops space telescope to observe potential signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory effect’ in the... read more ❯

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European Space Weather Week 2024

The European Space Weather Week (ESWW) is the main annual event in the European Space Weather and Space Climate calendar.

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Projects

ANDES@ELT

ANDES (ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph) is the planned high-resolution (R ~ 100,000) spectrograph for ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) operating at visible Read more

PoET

Detection and characterisation of other Earths, i.e., planets with the physical conditions to hold liquid water and thus potential life-sustaining environments, is a Read more

SPIRou@CFHT

SPIRou (SPectropolarimètre InfraROUge) is a near-infrared spectropolarimeter and high-precision velocimeter for the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). It is a near-infrared fiber-fed, double-pass cross-dispersed spectrograph, based Read more

Ariel

Ariel (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) is the M4 mission in ESA’s Cosmic Vision long-term plan, being expected to launch in 2029. During Read more