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European Space Agency Adopts PLATO mission
Published 20 June, 2017 in Outreach

Artistic image for PLATO News

This mission, in which Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) is a partner, was adopted today by ESA’s Scientific Programme Committee. Learn more (only in Portuguese) »   read more ❯
Stellar activity can mimic misaligned exoplanets
Published 20 September, 2016 in Outreach

Planetary transit

The occultation of stellar active regions during the planetary transit can lead to inaccurate estimates of the characteristics of these exoplanets, especially the spin-orbit tilt angle. This was the conclusion of... read more ❯
Stellar atmosphere can be used to predict the composition of rocky exoplanets
Published 17 September, 2015 in Outreach

Imagem artística, com detalhe do exoplaneta Corot-7b.

In two recently published articles1,2, researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) show that the ratio of some heavy elements in a star, like Magnesium (Mg), Silicon... read more ❯
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