by Nuno Gomes | Feb 16, 2022 | News
This Friday, 11 February, the Portuguese Space Agency – Portugal Space launches the Innovation in Space Science and Technology Award. The Portuguese Space Agency will award the prize annually, aiming to attract public recognition to a project or initiative of...
by Nuno Gomes | Feb 11, 2022 | News
Thirteen Portuguese passed to the second phase of the astronaut selection process promoted by the European Space Agency (ESA), meaning they can still be selected to be part of the first group of European astronauts who might travel do the Moon. Of the 13 Portuguese...
by Nuno Gomes | Feb 3, 2022 | Call, News, Newsletter
That time of the year has come, and your future may just be a click away. Once again, the European Space Agency (ESA) is opening its doors for all European young graduates, including Portuguese students. With the YGT programme, ESA offers a one-year contract, a...
by Nuno Gomes | Feb 2, 2022 | News, Newsletter
The European Space Agency (ESA) organizes on November 22 and 23, in Paris, the ESA Council at Ministerial level, a meeting that usually takes place every three years. During this event, ESA Member States Space Ministers gather to discuss and approve new multi-year...
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...
