Astronomers have created a galactic masterpiece: an ultra-detailed image that reveals previously unseen features in the Sculptor Galaxy. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), they observed this nearby galaxy in thousands of colours simultaneously. By capturing…
Dear all, After a couple of weeks of work (for which we want to thank again all the people who contributed), we are pleased to announce that next Thursday at 11:00 we will inaugurate the rainbow bench, in front of…
Purchased in 1862 by the Kingdom of Italy, the eight-inch Merz refractor used by Giovanni Schiaparelli for his historic observations of Mars has been completely restored. “Now it will be necessary to intervene on the dome: the windows no longer…
The list of papers and maps – stellar, terrestrial, other – kept at the Brera Astronomical Observatory is now available online: a rich, wonderful collection formed since the early years of the Specola, in the mid-18th century. Some students also…
Astronomers have witnessed for the first time a violent cosmic collision in which one galaxy pierces another with intense radiation. Their results, published today in Nature, show that this radiation dampens the wounded galaxy’s ability to form new stars. This…
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…
Below is the email circulated to the Observatory staff on 16 May 2025 by the group “DEIA@OAB non solo panchine” Dear all, Since 2004, on May 17 we celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia. The aim of this day…
From 5 to 7 May 2025, the National Institute of Astrophysics will host workshops, debates and discussions on inclusion, diversity and accessibility in public institutions to raise awareness of the importance of an inclusive culture, in particular, in the scientific…
A team led by INAF has measured with great precision the mass of the planet Kepler-10c, defining it as a possible world largely composed of water ice. The study, published today in A&A, has also confirmed the presence of another…
Black holes, even relatively small ones, leave significant imprints in space, which extend far beyond their immediate surroundings. Research conducted with the MeerKat radio telescope shows that stellar-mass black holes emit powerful jets of energy that in turn generate enormous…
