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Unlocking the secrets of the first Quasars: how they defy the laws of Physics to grow
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
Filippo Zerbi elected as chairperson of the SKAO Council from 2025
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
The first 3D view of the formation and evolution of globular clusters
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
Unlocking the secrets of the first Quasars: how they defy the laws of Physics to grow
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
Filippo Zerbi elected as chairperson of the SKAO Council from 2025
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
The first 3D view of the formation and evolution of globular clusters
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
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On April 4th 2024, the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) appointed Professor Roberto Ragazzoni as President of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF).
Below, the latest news on the president:
The AGILE satellite re-entered the atmosphere
Feb 14, 2024
After 17 years of thriving operations, the AGILE Italian scientific satellite re-entered the atmosphere, thus ending its intense activity as a hunter of some of the most energetic cosmic sources in the Universe that emit gamma and X-rays
The operational phase begins for the CUBES spectrograph
Feb 17, 2022
The operational phase begins for the CUBES (Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph) project, an innovative ultraviolet spectrograph to be installed on the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile
INAF joins the MeerKAT+ Project
Dec 17, 2020
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft welcome the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica as partner on the MeerKAT extension project
The up-to-date list of open positions and job opportunities is available on the Italian website.
The first 3D view of the formation and evolution of globular clusters
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
FATE: forecasting optical turbulence to push the Very Large Telescope to its full potential
May 29, 2024
The FATE project began in November 2022 and entered the commissioning phase in September - December 2023. Once completed, it will enter in the operational phase in which ESO will be able to optimise observing strategies for the VLT and start planning those for ELT
MeerKAT+: the MeerKAT Extension
Feb 21, 2024
The handover of the first dish of the MeerKAT extension signals an important milestone for the SKA-MID construction
The first discoveries of the Webb space telescope in Rome: public lecture on 29 February
Feb 21, 2024
On Thursday 29 February at 6 pm, Prof. Roberto Maiolino of the University of Cambridge (UK) will hold a public lecture on the theme "The invisible Universe revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope" at the Department of Physics of Sapienza University of Rome
