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).
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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.
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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 ❯ “Astro-archeology” reveals ancient system with 5 earth-sized exoplanetsPublished 27 January, 2015 in Outreach
An international team, which includes researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), detected five ancient exoplanets in the Kepler-444 system, with sizes between Mercury and Venus.
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