Science news in Portugal

Artemis IV hopes to inspire children just like Apollo did 50 years ago

Kelsey Young, who leads the scientific integration for the Artemis program, spoke to Lusa at the GLEX Ignition summit in Coimbra, where she revealed surprises regarding the Artemis II mission.

GLEX Ignition: Stories from the International Space Station and the Artemis mission to be heard in Coimbra

Coimbra hosts the GLEX Ignition summit, an event that brings together explorers, astronauts, and scientists. This edition features key speakers such as ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and NASA's Kelsey Young, who will discuss the integration of science into Artemis lunar missions. Organized by Manuel Vaz in partnership with The Explorers Club, the summit aims to bridge the historical legacy of the Age of Discovery with modern space exploration.

Zita Martins: “I turned down invitations from NASA. I wanted to set up a laboratory in Portugal”

Zita Martins explains her decision to decline job offers from NASA in order to establish a scientific laboratory within Portugal.

SÁBADO27 Oct

President of the Republic enacts new Science and Innovation Law

At the beginning of September, one year after the announcement of the revision of scientific legislation, the Government approved the new Science and Innovation Law at a Council of Ministers meeting held in Bragança.

European rocket competition in Portugal distinguishes teams from eight countries. Find out who won

The seventh edition of the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), a university rocketry competition organised by the Portuguese Space Agency, concluded with ten awards presented to European teams, in a year marked by the debut of a category for new participants and an unprecedented result for Portugal. The Austrian Aerospace Team Graz won the main distinction again, ...

Sepsis. Why do organs stop functioning?

Miguel Soares proved that fat, essential for survival, is the body's main fuel during a severe infection. Six years after his recognition by Observador, he is now studying the adipose tissue of patients.

Coimbra to host NASA and ESA specialists at an international space summit at the end of October

The project dubbed GLEX Ignition will bring together astronauts, scientists, and other experts in the field of astronomy in the Portuguese city on October 29 and 30.

Coimbra gathers international figures from space exploration, science and innovation

One of the scientists responsible for NASA's Artemis mission, Kelsey Young, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen will be among the international experts in Coimbra to discuss the future of space exploration.

NASA and ESA experts head to Coimbra for international space summit

Some of the world’s leading names in space exploration are heading to Coimbra later this month for a two-day summit covering everything from lunar science and the search for another The post NASA and ESA experts head to Coimbra for international space summit appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Portugal and China define five priority areas for scientific and technological cooperation

The 10th Joint Commission on Science and Technology, which had been suspended since 2019, has resumed its work with the signing of a joint declaration. Both countries have committed to developing a Joint Action Programme starting from 2027.

Portugal and China resume scientific cooperation after seven years

Program until 2030 does not yet have defined projects

Plataforma Media19 Oct

We have science, but we lack an economy that matches it

It is not the science that must reduce its ambition to fit the economy we have. It is the economy that must raise its ambition to be worthy of the science we have built.

Neil deGrasse Tyson in Portugal for international university rocket competition: 'New ideas don't always come from old people'

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson visits Portugal to participate in a student rocketry event and shares insights on innovation.

Renascença16 Oct

Book about Madame Lavoisier to be presented in Coimbra

Manuel João Monte's book on the life of the chemist Marie-Anne Lavoisier will be presented on 20 October at 6 pm at the Estação Elevatória/Carlos Fiolhais Library in Coimbra.

Portugal and China to reactivate scientific committee suspended since 2019 on Monday

The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation explained that the technical teams from both countries have been working together since his visit to China in June.

Portugal and China to reactivate scientific commission suspended since 2019 on Monday

The scientific commission between Portugal and China, which had been suspended since 2019, will resume its activities this coming Monday.

SAPO16 Oct

Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'My living room is the Universe'

The planet's most well-known astrophysicist is in Lisbon for a live show of his StarTalk podcast with comedian Chuck Nice. In an interview with Observador, they share their passion for Science.

Portugal and China resume scientific and technological cooperation with strategic plan until 2030

The two countries have established a new framework to strengthen collaboration in science and technology for the next decade.

Jornal Económico14 Oct

Neil deGrasse Tyson brought hundreds of fans to Bertrand in Chiado

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson drew hundreds of people, well beyond the venue's capacity, to the Bertrand bookstore in Chiado, with some fans only able to wave to the scientist from outside through the window and take photographs. It included an hour of conversation and an hour and a half of signing autographs, ahead of his show on Thursday at the Meo Arena.

Ten notes on the state of science in Portugal

An analysis of ten key points regarding the current scientific landscape in Portugal.

The BepiColombo mission begins its arrival at Mercury after almost eight years

An ambitious mission aimed at revealing the secrets of the least explored planet in the inner Solar System is taking its first major step in arriving at its cosmic destination, following a long journey.

“We are not going to send human beings to Mars tomorrow, but one day it will happen. And I hope to be alive to witness it”

Angelique Van Ombergen, lead scientist for exploration at the European Space Agency, will be in Lisbon at the end of October to discuss how science conducted up there can also improve life on Earth. In an exclusive interview with Expresso, she highlights how Portugal has been contributing to the sector.

European Researchers' Night brings hundreds of scientists closer to the public

This week's 'Falar Global' visited the Pavilion of Knowledge, one of the main venues for this initiative, which celebrates science and showcases the work researchers do in the laboratory to the public.

The Portuguese man behind the scenes of the Nobel Prize in Medicine

He is the first Portuguese person to join the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. In an interview with Observador, he explains all the details of the process that culminates in the awarding of the new Nobel Prize.

Faces of Portuguese Research: Pedro Leão

Science united generations at the European Researchers' Night

More than 40 institutions, seven Science Clubs, and over 4,000 visitors. On the last Friday of September, Oeiras hosted its largest edition of the European Researchers' Night ever.

"The world should not be divided" between religion and science

An academic and scientist in the field of Theoretical Physics proposes areas of dialogue between the two sides in a new book.

11 PM at the Knowledge Pavilion, hundreds of people participate in European Researchers' Night

Hundreds of attendees gathered at the Knowledge Pavilion for the European Researchers' Night event.

European Researchers' Night: understanding science to participate in it

How does society participate in defining the direction of a science that it funds, uses, questions, and helps to guide?