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The foundations are laid for the largest radiotelescope in the world
Published 12 March, 2019 in Outreach

Conceção artística de discos que farão parte de uma das redes do SKA, na África do Sul.

It was signed the treaty for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, being Portugal one of its founding countries, and which has the scientific participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências... read more ❯
The quest for galactic relics from the primordial Universe
Published 21 November, 2018 in Outreach

Conceção artística de uma galáxia massiva ultracompacta.

They are massive, they are very small and they are extremely rare, but may hold the secrets of how galaxies form and evolve. A new study lifts the tip of the... read more ❯
A Universe Aglow
Published 2 October, 2018 in Outreach

Galáxias no Campo Ultra profundo do Hubble (HUDF).

Observations made with the MUSE spectrograph, with the collaboration of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), allowed for direct detection of the invisible glow of Lyman-alpha emission, from... read more ❯
Groundbreaking study sheds new light on galaxy evolution
Published 4 July, 2018 in Outreach

Image of the large spiral galaxy NGC 1232

Using Integral Field Spectroscopy (IFS1) and advanced modeling tools, Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers Iris Breda and Polychronis Papaderos have achieved an important milestone towards solving... read more ❯
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