“Night of the Stars”: Star Bottle announces next space launch for 10 August 2025

Milan, 28 March 2025 – Star Bottle continues its journey of innovation in the field of space communication. The next launch of the project is officially scheduled for 10 August 2025, a highly symbolic and evocative date: the night of San Lorenzo, when the sky will light up with shooting stars, as well as the anniversary of the first historic launch that took place […]
Origin of life: how we might find it on other planets

At the dawn of life on Earth, amid primordial oceans and energy-charged storms, the first molecules organised themselves into increasingly complex structures. But what would have happened if the biochemistry of life had followed different paths from those we know? Recent Italian research has opened up new perspectives on the origin of life, suggesting that it could be based on […]
Revolutionary discovery: oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever observed

A team of astronomers has detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever discovered, JADES-GS-z14-0, which existed when the universe was still very young. Its light travelled 13.4 billion years before reaching us, providing an extraordinary window into the earliest stages of galaxy formation. The discovery, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics and forthcoming [...]
Liquid water on Mars: a discovery that could revolutionise space exploration

For very short periods and in small quantities, water may still exist in liquid form on Mars. This extraordinary hypothesis emerges from a study by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, published in the journal Geosciences. If confirmed, it could have a significant impact on the search for microbial life forms and on the choice of landing sites for […]