Gas giant in baby starPublished 9 September, 2015 in Outreach
The discovery of evidence of Hot Jupiters around newly-born stars, is co-authored by Pedro Figueira, from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
Learn more (only in Portuguese) »
read more ❯ Closest rocky transiting exoplanet observedPublished 31 July, 2015 in Outreach
The discovery of the HD219134 planetary system, 21.2 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia, is co-authored by Pedro Figueira, from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
Learn more...
read more ❯ First Exoplanet Visible Light SpectrumPublished 22 April, 2015 in Outreach
20 years after its discovery, researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) managed to directly observe exoplanet 51 Pegasi b.
Learn more » (only in Portuguese)
read more ❯ Half a century mystery unveiled in the atmosphere of VenusPublished 2 March, 2015 in Outreach
The mysterious "Y" shaped cloud in the atmosphere of Venus was, for the first time, explained in a study that counts with the participation of researchers from the Institute of...
read more ❯ 