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European Space Agency Adopts PLATO mission
Published 20 June, 2017 in Outreach

Artistic image for PLATO News

This mission, in which Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) is a partner, was adopted today by ESA’s Scientific Programme Committee. Learn more (only in Portuguese) »   read more ❯
IA contributes to the technology for the detection of gravitational waves
Published 28 November, 2016 in Outreach

LISA EN

An international consortium, of which the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) is a member, is defining and producing the prototype of the high power laser heads that... read more ❯
ESPRESSO sees the light at the end of the tunnel
Published 17 October, 2016 in Outreach

Coudé Train

An internacional team of the ESPRESSO consortium, lead in Portugal by the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), has made the first test for ESPRESSO, the next generation... read more ❯
Portugal involved in the construction of instruments for the largest telescope in the world
Published 23 March, 2016 in Outreach

Imagem artística de uma vista aérea do E-ELT, no topo do Cerro Armazones (Chile). Crédito: ESO/L. Calçada

HIRES and MOS will be two of the main instruments for the biggest telescope of the next generation, ESO's E-ELT, and have a strong involvement of Instituto de Astrofísica e... read more ❯
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