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ESPRESSO spectrograph measures fundamental constant of the Universe
The ESPRESSO spectrograph, installed at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, was recently used to measure the fine-structure constant, one of the Universe's fundamental constants. This work included several... read more ❯
Dark Energy Survey reveals that the Universe is just slightly less clumpy than predicted
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration, which includes a researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), created the most precise map, so far, of the shapes... read more ❯
First observations of Cosmic Web filaments
With observations from the MUSE spectrograph, a team or researchers, including from
Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), has managed to observe cosmic filaments, when the Universe was about... read more ❯
Euclid is closer to revealing the geometry and history of the Cosmos
The two scientific instruments of the Euclid mission will be integrated with the space telescope. Portugal, through the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), takes part in the... read more ❯
