The Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility at OAB (DEA@OAB) group was established in November 2024 with the aim of promoting a culture of equity, respect, accessibility, and listening within the Brera Astronomical Observatory through initiatives aimed at raising awareness of these…
March 8th is International Women’s Day, not a holiday, but an important anniversary to honor the social, economic, and political achievements of women and to raise awareness of gender equality. The date of March 8th was first proposed by Clara…
Astronomers have captured the central region of our Milky Way in a striking new image, unveiling a complex network of filaments of cosmic gas in unprecedented detail. Obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), this rich dataset — the…
The INAF Brera Astronomical Observatory is organizing a series of monthly meetings for 2026 on issues of gender, disability, identity, aesthetic pressure, and neurodivergence, entitled “Shades of Red for the Coexistence of Differences.” Title for the second conference 2026: “Double…
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we asked girls and boys from two fifth-grade classes to draw a scientist. The sample consisted of 22 girls and 17 boys, for a total of 39 participants. The…
Today, February 11th, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This year too, the women who work every day at our observatory have decided to show their support! We’ve updated the poster we created last year,…
Today, January 27, we celebrate the Day of Remembrance, in memory of January 27, 1945, when the extermination camp of Auschwitz was liberated. Eighty years have passed. In order to never forget, this year I wanted to share a series…
Today, January 27, we celebrate the Day of Remembrance, in memory of January 27, 1945, when the extermination camp of Auschwitz was liberated. Eighty years have passed. In order to never forget, this year I wanted to share a series…
The INAF Brera Astronomical Observatory is organizing a series of monthly meetings for 2026 on issues of gender, disability, identity, aesthetic pressure, and neurodivergence, entitled “Shades of Red for the Coexistence of Differences.” Title for the first conference 2026: “No…
The INAF Brera Astronomical Observatory is organizing a series of monthly meetings for 2026 on issues of gender, disability, identity, aesthetic pressure, and neurodivergence, entitled “Shades of Red for the Coexistence of Differences.” Title for the first conference 2026: “No…
