Kepler space telescope confirms its first detection, ten years laterPublished 5 March, 2019 in Outreach
The confirmation of exoplanet candidate Kepler-1658 b, a hot jupiter 2545 light-years away, had the participation of a researcher from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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read more ❯ A super earth in the Solar System's neighborhoodPublished 19 February, 2019 in Outreach
The discovery of super earth Gl411b, only eight light-years away, with three times the mass of the Earth, had the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA)...
read more ❯ Head-on collision between distant worldsPublished 6 February, 2019 in Outreach
The first evidence outside the Solar System of the occurrence of planet impacts had the participation of a researcher associated with the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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read more ❯ Japanese mission studies the mystery of Venus in collaboration with Portuguese researchersPublished 7 December, 2018 in Outreach
One of the mysteries of the Solar System is the fact that the atmosphere of Venus circles the planet sixty times faster than its rotation period, generating permanent winds with...
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