by Nuno Gomes | Feb 2, 2022 | News, Newsletter
On 15 January, the world watched an undersea volcano near the Pacific islands of Tonga explode in a violent eruption, causing a tsunami that hit not just Tonga but countries as far away as Chile, at a distance of almost 10,000 kilometres. Satellites captured and...
by Nuno Gomes | Feb 1, 2022 | News, Newsletter
It’s fair to assume that “starry summer nights” can make anyone ecstatic. The stars that punctuate the dark sky open the door to a fascination with the unknown – and Sara Aparício remembers feeling exactly that way on a summer holiday night in...
by Nuno Gomes | Jan 13, 2022 | Call
[UPDATE: THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 4, 23H59 GMT] After the success of the first call for Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to which companies from seven European countries submitted proposals, the Portuguese Space Agency –...
by Nuno Gomes | Jan 11, 2022 | News
Wasp-103b is an exoplanet of several particularities. It orbits a star 1.7 times larger and about 200 degrees hotter than the Sun. In addition, it is extremely close to its star — so much so that it takes just one day to complete one orbit. Scientists have suspected...
by Nuno Gomes | Dec 23, 2021 | Opinion
The largest and most complex space telescope ever built, the James Webb Space Telescope, is ready to be launched into space. This international project led by NASA with its partners, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency, has led hundreds of scientists, engineers and...
