The INAF Brera Astronomical Observatory is organizing a series of monthly meetings for 2025 on the topic of violence and gender issues in academic and non-academic settings, titled “When Gender Violence Does Not Exist.” Sixth Conference Title: “The Role of…
Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface. For the first time, astronomers unveiled the shape of the…
On November 25, 2025, at the Brera Astronomical Observatory in Merate, we will hold a commemoration event to remember all the victims of femicide. This year, we’ve decided to meet with local communities to understand how some important organizations are…
A spooky bat has been spotted flying over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile, right in time for Halloween. Thanks to its wide field of view, the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) was able to capture this large…
The International Junior Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics, which began on October 19th, has just concluded in Piatra Neamt, Romania. One hundred and ten boys and girls from 21 nations around the world participated, competing in three extremely challenging events.…
Over the weekend, the Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST), a new facility for wide-field spectroscopic surveys installed on the ESO Vista telescope in Chile, successfully completed its first sky observations thanks to an ingenious fiber-optic system. Our colleagues Marcella Longhetti and…
Astronomers have detected an explosion of gamma rays that repeated several times over the course of a day, an event unlike anything ever witnessed before. The source of the powerful radiation was discovered to be outside our galaxy, its location…
The INAF Brera Astronomical Observatory is organizing a series of monthly meetings for the year 2025 on the topic of violence and gender issues in the academic and non-academic fields entitled: “When gender violence does not exist“. Title of the…
Excellent result for the Italian team at its first participation in the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad – which this year took place in India – with a Senior and Master team: yesterday on the podium were Riccardo Brunetta (Pordenone)…
Cubes, a future instrument for ESO’s Very Large Telescope, has successfully passed its Final Design Review. With ESO’s approval for the instrument’s production, the VLT is one step closer to acquiring a new “eye” dedicated to the ultraviolet. Among the…
