“Cotton Candy” exoplanet might be planet with ringsPublished 6 March, 2020 in Outreach
A team from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) found evidence which suggests this type of exoplanet, apparently with very low densities, might be similar to Uranus, with...
read more ❯ First image from CHEOPS space telescopePublished 10 February, 2020 in Outreach
This first science image from CHEOPS, which had the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researchers, was intentionally blurry to maximize the precision of CHEOPS’ measurements.
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read more ❯ Unveiling new Earths among the “noise” of the starsPublished 18 December, 2019 in Outreach
First data gathered with ESPRESSO, an instrument built with the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), help clarify a debate about an hypothetical planetary system.
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read more ❯ CHEOPS space telescope will be launched 17 DecemberPublished 12 December, 2019 in Outreach
Some members of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and DEIMOS Engenharia actively involved in this mission will be available at the Porto Planetarium, next 16th of december, at...
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