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in space sciences

We develop theoretical models and technologies to understand the Universe we live in, how it formed and evolved, and how it behaves.

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The Institute of Space Sciences has been awarded the 'María de Maeztu' distinction of excellence. Discover more about the award and browse related available positions.

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The new faces at the institute. Welcome, everyone!

Panos Charalampopoulos

Malgorzata Siudek

Malgorzata Siudek's research focuses on exploring how galaxies and their central supermassive black holes evolve across cosmic time, using large galaxy surveys, multi-wavelength observations, and artificial intelligence. She develops AI-driven approaches to uncover hidden connections between galaxies, black-hole activity, and the cosmic web, with the goal of understanding how galaxies and their central black holes grow and evolve together. 

Panos Charalampopoulos

Marina Pastor

Marina Pastor's work at the ICE-CSIC focuses on supporting the measurement of Birkeland currents within the ILIADA mission, the in-orbit demonstrator of LISA. To achieve this, she is developing an algorithm to model the magnetic field measured by ILIADA in space. 

Panos Charalampopoulos

Panos Charalampopoulos

Panos Charalampopoulos is a Beatriu de Pinós Fellow who studies extragalactic transients, some of the most extreme and luminous phenomena in the Universe. His research focuses on nuclear transients — events that occur in the "hearts" of galaxies, where supermassive black holes (SMBHs) lie. In particular he studies tidal disruption events (TDEs) — stars that get ripped apart by the immense gravitational force of a SMBH, leading to a luminous, panchromatic flare. He aims to discover and characterise such rare, multi-messenger phenomena by using optical, X-ray and polarimetric observations. Understanding TDEs can directly lead to the extraction of physical properties of black holes, making them a unique laboratory of the Universe.