The largest ever image of the Universe began to be photographed today
The largest ever image of the Universe began to be photographed today
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Black holes are missing in the early Universe, and computers are after them
Black holes are missing in the early Universe, and computers are after them
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Latest press releases
Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço is paving the way for research that will open new windows onto the Universe
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.
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NewAthena space telescope will reveal the primordial Universe
Using modern cosmological simulations, a team led by researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) has predicted that ESA’s future X-ray observatory will detect an unprecedented... read more ❯
Activities
Upcoming activities
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Escape of Lyman radiation from galactic labyrinths
https://www.iastro.pt/research/conferences/lyman2025/
PhD defense – Rodrigo Carvajal
Free registration
MSc Viva – Nuno Covas
Free registration
Beyond the Edge of the Universe
After the success of the first two installments of this conference series (“At the Edge of the Universe” in 2006 and “Back at the Edge of the Universe” in 2015), it’s time to return to beautiful Sintra and discuss the latest achievements of the deepest observations of the Universe.