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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 ❯
Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço is paving the way for research that will open new windows onto the Universe
Published 23 December, 2025 in Outreach

The MOONS spectrograph, now en route to the Paranal Observatory in Chile, will use newly developed tools recently created by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço. Learn... 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 ❯
New technology from IA closer to go into orbit
Published 12 December, 2024 in Outreach

Protótipo do Athena On-Board Metrology System

European Space Agency (ESA) approved the first prototype of a precision system for the largest X-ray telescope, developed by a team led by the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences... read more ❯
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