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…
Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these ‘polar planets’ orbiting a stellar pair. The…
Below is the email circulated to the Observatory staff on 7 April 2025 by the group “DEIA@OAB non solo panchine” Dear all, As probably everyone knows by now, last week the femicides of Sara Campanella and Ilaria Sula were committed.…
Below is the link to the INAF page that reports the event of the congress for the 20 years of the Swift satellite just concluded in Florence. Congratulations to the Swift group that has brought great prestige to our Observatory!…
