by Hermínia Saraiva | Jul 22, 2024 | News
The Capelinhos Volcano or Barreiro da Faneca, in the Azores Archipelago, the ancient Roman mines in Valongo, in the northern region, and Ilha Selvagem Grande, in the Madeira Archipelago, are some of the sites that, due to their characteristics, resemble the...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Jul 16, 2024 | News
The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto (FEUP) has already been given the green light by the Higher Education Assessment and Accreditation Agency (A3ES), the body responsible for assessing courses taught in Portugal, to launch a new degree in Aerospace...
by Hermínia Saraiva | Jul 9, 2024 | News
If all goes according to plan, Europe will regain its autonomous access to space on the night of Tuesday, 9 July. The new European Ariane 6 rocket, scheduled to launch between 07 pm and 11 pm (Lisbon time), promises to usher in a new era of space transport, giving...
by Nuno Gomes | Jul 2, 2024 | News
Three decades later, a Portuguese satellite has been launched into space and Is taking pictures of our planet. The AEROS MH-1, launched last March, sent its first images of French Polynesia, Canada’s Great Bear Lake, and western Australia. Western...
by Nuno Gomes | Jun 24, 2024 | News
Read the catalogue The last three years have seen significant growth in the Portuguese space ecosystem. Three dozen companies have been created during this period, raising the number of companies in Portugal involved in the sector to over 80. As for research centres,...
by Nuno Gomes | Jun 19, 2024 | News
Now in its fifth edition, the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC) is once again setting the bar high. A total of 25 European teams have been shortlisted for the competition, which is scheduled to return to the municipalities of Ponte de Sor and Constância, in the...