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...
by Nuno Gomes | Dec 22, 2021 | Events, News
Future: this is the word that guides Space Day. The event, which aims to celebrate the European space ecosystem, highlights the most promising solutions and entrepreneurs through the Space Awards, in which the Copernicus and Galileo Masters were handed out. The two...
by Nuno Gomes | Dec 21, 2021 | Opinion
The National Plan for Integrated Rural Fire Management (see RCM no. 45-A/2020) states that consensus was reached after the tragic fires that ravaged the country in 2017: the Independent Technical Commission identified systemic weaknesses, some of which are chronic and...