In the heart of a stellar explosion, the «missing ingredients» of the Universe

In a remote corner of our galaxy, the ghost of a star that once shone brighter than the Sun whispered a cosmic secret. In the remains of the Cassiopeia A supernova, about 11,000 light-years away from us, the sensitive eyes of a space telescope have detected the presence of two elements that had long eluded observation: […]
In a dance of light and gravity, a lemon-shaped planet reveals a secret never before disclosed.

There is a world out there, about 750 light-years away from us, that seems to have come out of a stellar fairy tale: PSR J2322-2650b, an exoplanet whose shape resembles a lemon suspended in the infinite sky. This planet is not round as we would expect — it has been deformed by the titanic forces of a dying star, a pulsar that squeezes it [...]
From Shakespeare to the stars: Star Bottle® sends Julius Caesar's monologue into the cosmos towards the North Star

Milan, 17 December 2025 – The constancy of the North Star and that of man who dares to look beyond the boundaries of Earth come together in an unprecedented project: Star Bottle®, the Italian platform that allows messages to be sent into deep space, announces an extraordinary collaboration with a historic London theatre company to pay tribute to William Shakespeare […]
Enceladus, the hidden ocean that could harbour life

Beneath the icy crust of Enceladus, Saturn's small moon that has intrigued scientists for years, there could be an ocean capable of sustaining life in a stable manner. This is what emerges from a new study, based on data from the Cassini mission, which reconstructs the satellite's energy balance and reveals a surprising detail: the […]