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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News
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
Will this new solar maximum solve the puzzle of the Sun’s gamma-ray picture?
The Sun’s polar regions were the most active emitting high energy radiation during the previous solar maximum, an imbalance yet to be explained, and reported for the first time in... read more ❯
Black holes are missing in the early Universe, and computers are after them
Forthcoming sky surveys with radio telescopes will capture millions of galaxies in the early Universe, but only automatic tools, like the algorithm created by a team led by the Institute... read more ❯
Activities
Upcoming activities
Escape of Lyman radiation from galactic labyrinths
https://www.iastro.pt/research/conferences/lyman2025/
Past activities
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.
MSc Viva – Afonso Vale
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Projects
Dark matter and metals in galaxies (DarkMAGE)
In the prevailing theory of hierarchical structure formation the fundamental building block of large-scale structure is the dark matter halo and galaxies form
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