by Hermínia Saraiva | Apr 9, 2026 | News
In the Atacama Desert, in northern Chile, the altitude, low humidity and atmospheric stability make the Paranal Observatory one of the most privileged places in the world for observing the cosmos. It was there that, in early April, a telescope built in Portugal...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 24, 2026 | Events, News
The second edition of the UN-Portugal Outer Space Fellowship began this Monday, 23 March, in Lisbon, bringing together 21 representatives from several countries for a week of work focused on space policy, governance, and diplomacy. The initiative is the result of a...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Mar 20, 2026 | Events, News
The Portuguese Space Agency and the Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ISCSP-ULisboa) are organising an International Conference on Space Policy and Diplomacy on 26 March. The conference, which will take place at the Óscar Soares...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Feb 27, 2026 | News
The National Earth Observation Conference – Terra em Foco 2026 will be held on March 17th and 18th at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC), bringing together the scientific community, the public sector, and companies involved in...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Feb 6, 2026 | News
The second semester of 2025 confirmed a phase of acceleration in the space sector in Portugal, driven by increased public investment, strategic decisions at a European level, and advances in regulation, infrastructure, and national scientific and industrial capacity...
