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European Space Agency Extends CHEOPS Mission Until 2029
Published 30 July, 2026 in Outreach

The decision by the European Space Agency (ESA) recognizes the satellite’s exceptional performance, as well as the maturity of the team led in Portugal by the Instituto de Astrofísica e... read more ❯
Book celebrates two decades of the international collaborations that revolutionized the study of stars
Published 28 July, 2026 in Outreach

Co-edited by the Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto and the Aarhus Space Centre, this book brings together testimonies and the history of the KASC and TASC scientific consortia,... read more ❯
IA reseacher awarded prize by the European Astronomical Society
Published 2 April, 2026 in Outreach

A researcher from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) received the MERAC Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Observational Astrophysics, attributed by the European Astronomical Society. Learn... read more ❯
Cheops discovers a late bloomer exoplanet
Published 12 February, 2026 in Outreach

A team, featuring several researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, published in the prestigious journal Science, the discovery of an exoplanet that defies current planet formation... read more ❯

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Stars Day 2026

2026 edition of Stars Day, an annual science meeting highlighting the work conducted by Group members and fostering debate.
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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