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Telescope made in Portugal starts operations in Chile
Published 9 April, 2026 in Outreach

A team from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço successfully concluded the installation of the first solar telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory. Designed to support the search for... 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 ❯
First scientific results from the NIRPS spectrograph
Published 29 July, 2025 in Outreach

More than 140 experts contributed to the project of this new infrared spectrograph, including several Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers. Learn more (in Portuguese) read more ❯
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