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The quest for galactic relics from the primordial Universe
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
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
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 ❯
3D map of the Universe in its infancy reveals 4 thousand young galaxies
An international team, with the participation of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researcher Ana Afonso and led by IA's collaborator David Sobral (University of Lancaster), presented one of... read more ❯
