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ESPRESSO observes an exoplanet with iron rain
Published 11 March, 2020 in Outreach

A team of researchers from Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) was part of a study which detected and characterized the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-76b, a study only... read more ❯
First image from CHEOPS space telescope
Published 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. Learn more... read more ❯
CHEOPS space telescope will be launched 17 December
Published 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... read more ❯
A new measurement technique found at the frontier between Physics and Astronomy
Published 7 August, 2019 in Outreach

Laser guide-stars at ESO's VLT

The search for exoplanets will get to the next level with the detection and characterization of Earth-like planets. A new instrument in this quest is the ESPRESSO1 spectrograph. With Portuguese participation,... read more ❯
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