Every sci-fi enthusiast, especially Star Wars fans, has wondered whether planets orbiting two stars, like Tatooine, can exist in reality. This is actually an important question in astronomy: It has been estimated that in the Milky Way, one-third of low-mass stars are in binary systems. Therefore, to fully understand the population of planets in our Galaxy, it is necessary to
» Read morePalermo Astronomical Observatory “Giuseppe S. Vaiana” is one of the research centres of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). It works together with Palermo University through the Department of Physics and Chemistry.
OAPa’s main characteristic is its specific vocation in the field of space astrophysics. The network of activities also involves several frontier research fields both at the national and international level.
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Water or stellar activity? The study: “A reanalysis of the LHS 1140 b atmosphere observed with the Hubble Space Telescope” of A. Biagini (INAF-OAPA/UNIPA) appeared on MNRAS
To date, April 1st 2024, 74.4% of the 5602 confirmed exoplanets have been discovered through transit observations. This technique involves observing the imperceptible and periodic dimming of the luminosity of the central star during each transit of their planets in front of the star with respect to our line of sight. Furthermore, by comparing spectroscopic observations of the star outside
» Read moreA first homogeneous study on the dynamics of stellar clusters. The paper: “The Gaia-ESO Survey: 3D dynamics of young groups and clusters from GES and Gaia EDR3” of N. J. Wright (Keele University) recently appeared on MNRAS
Stars do not form in isolation. During gravitational collapse, molecular clouds fragment, forming a large number of stars. For this reason, young stars are typically observed as members of star clusters or associations. In the past decade, the study of stellar clusters in the Milky Way has undergone a revolution, thanks to observations from the Gaia satellite of the
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Selezione pubblica per titoli, eventualmente integrata da un colloquio, per il conferimento di n. 1 assegno “Assegno di Ricerca Post-doc” della durata di un anno,
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