Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço Archives

Artist’s impression of the hotspot in WASP-76 b (Credit: Tania Cunha (Planetário do Porto - Centro Ciência Viva)/Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço)

Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release

Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço Paves The Way In The Field Of Exoclimatology

by Keith CowingSeptember 6, 2024September 6, 2024

Three papers about “hot jupiter” WASP-76 b, led by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researchers, will be the foundation for understanding the global climate of a giant exoplanet.

The Sun's photosphere, photographed during a solar maximum. (Credit: Filipe Pires (Porto Planetarium - Ciência Viva Center & Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço))

Press Release, Space Weather & Heliophysics

Our Sun Is A Normal Star After All

by Keith CowingApril 11, 2023April 11, 2023

With data from the Kepler (NASA), Gaia (ESA) and SOHO (NASA/ESA) satellites, a team, led by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA2) researcher ngela Santos, seems to have […]