Dr. Umberto Sacerdote has been appointed Director General of INAF on November 10, 2011, by the Board of Directors, at the conclusion of an open call for nomination.
Former Director General of ISPESL, Umberto Sacerdote is the first DG of INAF.
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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
Nov 06, 2024
Italian astrophysicist Dr Filippo Zerbi has been elected as the next chairperson of the SKA Observatory Council, the intergovernmental organisation’s governing body
Nov 05, 2024
A study published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics marks a significant milestone in our understanding of the formation and dynamical evolution of multiple stellar populations in globular clusters
