The astronomer’s toolbox (in Portuguese only)
Profs. Roberto Cid Fernandes Jr., Antônio Kanaan, and Jean Michel S. de M. Gomes, from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, have written an excellent introduction to the field of Astronomy. (The […]
BICEP2 detects possible signals of gravity waves in the cosmic microwave background
In March 2014, the BICEP2 team published results showing evidence of gravitational waves imprinted on the polarization of the cosmic microwave background. This is a key prediction of the theory […]
Optical design and manufacturing (Sao Carlos Physics Institute – USP)
In 2014 Prof. Sergio Zilio’s group in Sao Carlos offered a short course on optical design and manufacturing. Check out Bruno Quint’s nice picture gallery here, and read Prof. Zilio’s […]
What are the goals of LabCosmos?
LabCosmos will provide the institutional support that will allow us to consolidate our participation in the international project J-PAS, S-MAPS, ABRAS and PFS/SuMIRe. These ambitious projects aim to map large […]
Motivations for creating a new Virtual Institute of Cosmology at USP
The NAP LabCosmos will have a crucial role in providing the institutional infrastructure that we need to carry out our work in large projects with a high level of international collaboration. Large […]
Description of the Virtual Institute LabCosmos
The NAP LabCosmos will unite researchers from several areas to foster the development of astronomical instruments in the optical and near infrared, as well as to analyze the data from […]