Discovery program

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Dawn to Ceres: science begins On April 10, the probe of the NASA Dawn will enter the first orbit around Ceres scientific. For the occasion, the INAF from Palermo […]
The strange case of binary X Behind the X-ray source called 4U 1630-472 there is only a black hole that pulls matter from its companion star. A regular periodic […]
Curiosity in a Sunset selfie The beautiful image shows the heavy robotic vehicle that weights a ton at the site "Mojave" on Mars, where it’s drilling and where it has […]
ExoMars, completed integration and testing of the instrument DREAMS The construction of the instrument is coordinated by ASI. DREAMS will measure meteorological parameters and the atmospheric electric field […]
A choir for the electrons of the Van Allen A research published in Nature explains how they form the accelerated electrons in the radiation belts of Earth: the origin is the […]