Apr 22, 2026 | Asteroid, Big Ideia 5, Black Hole, Comet, Exoplanet, FTP-Europlanet, Galaxy, Resource, Star, Supernovae
☄️ A2.2 Toolkit: Faulkes and LCO Robotic Telescope Handbook This manual provides instructions for students on operating the Faulkes and LCO Robotic telescopes, offering step-by-step guidance for efficient utilization and exploration of celestial objects for...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 6, Black Hole, FHOU, Resource, Star
Students analyze time-series images of stars orbiting the Galactic center to reconstruct their trajectories and identify orbital shapes. They extract quantitative data (positions, distances, periods) and model the orbit of a reference star as an ellipse. Using these...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 5, Big Ideia 6, Big Ideia 9, Black Hole, Galaxy, IAC, Resource, Star
There are different methods for measuring the distances at which heavenly objects are located. Each method is useful for measuring a certain range of distances. In Unit 2 “Distances in the universe. Galaxies”, you can see how distances to the nearest stars in our...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 8, Black Hole, OAE, Resource
In this activity students will investigate how black holes are observed based on the effect they have on their surroundings making a model to simulate the gravitational lensing phenomenon that results from the black hole’s gravity bending light. Resource Link Access...
