The central office houses all the offices and services necessary for the functioning
of all the Institutes that make up the organisation.
Apart from the Presidency, the Monte Mario site includes the Administrative Advisory Panel, the Director General, the Scientific Director and the Scientific Advisory Panel.
The Director General oversees the administrative offices of the institute.
Jun 01, 2025
First Edition of the New INAF PhD School Series Concludes in Asiago
May 29, 2025
MISTRAL is a new-generation receiver for observations at millimeter wavelengths, built as part of the recent project to upgrade the Sardinia Radio Telescope for the study of the high-frequency radio universe. The main features of this instrument are the very high number of detectors cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero and a dedicated cold optical system, which allow for extremely sharp images. MISTRAL made its “first light” by observing three different celestial objects: the Orion Nebula, the radio lobes of the supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87, and the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. These images represent the first scientific observations at 90 GHz ever obtained using the SRT
Nov 20, 2024
New evidence has been discovered explaining how supermassive black holes formed in the first billion years of the Universe's life. The study, conducted by INAF researchers, analyses 21 distant quasars and reveals that these objects are in a phase of extremely rapid accretion. This provides valuable insights into their formation and evolution, together with that of their host galaxies
