Science & Astronomy

I'm a senior staff writer at DigitiMed, based in Italy. I studied astrophysics at the University of Bologna before transitioning into journalism. I covers an extensive array of topics including black holes, quantum mechanics, interstellar travel, cosmology, space technology, and astrobiology. My in-depth analysis of gravitational waves earned him a nomination for the "Best Science Feature" at the European Science Journalism Awards in 2023.

Moon, Captured by an Apollo 12 astronaut

The image captures a stunning view of the Moon’s surface, highlighting its craters and rugged landscape in striking detail. Taken from lunar orbit, this perspective provides a rare glimpse of the natural satellite’s desolate terrain, emphasizing the harsh environment and the intricate features of the cratered surface. Moon Exposure Corrected The image above showcases a…

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Astronomers Witness a Star Dragging Space-Time Around With It

A spinning white dwarf drags space-time around it 100 million times more powerfully than Earth Astronomers have recently provided compelling evidence of a star dragging space-time, showcasing one of Einstein’s lesser-known predictions. This phenomenon, known as “frame-dragging,” describes how a spinning object distorts the very fabric of space-time around it. While this effect is nearly…

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James Webb Space Telescope Detects Thousands of Milky Way-Like Galaxies That Shouldn’t Exist

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered over 1,000 disk galaxies, 10 times more than expected, dating back more than 10 billion years… The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting over 1,000 galaxies with structures similar to the Milky Way, hidden deep in the early universe. These galaxies, characterized…

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The Largest Asteroid Was Likely Twice As Large As The One That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs

The Vredefort asteroid, striking Earth 2 billion years ago, was twice the size of the dinosaur-killer The Vredefort impact, occurring roughly 2 billion years ago, left behind the largest known crater on Earth and has long intrigued scientists. Recent research suggests that the asteroid responsible for this colossal event was significantly larger than previously estimated,…

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Researchers capture first-ever ‘image’ of a dark matter that connects galaxies

TL;DR Researchers have created a composite image showing dark matter’s role in linking galaxies, using data from 23,000 galaxy pairs located 4.5 billion light-years away. This discovery, through weak gravitational lensing, offers direct evidence of the dark matter web predicted for decades, moving from theoretical assumptions to measurable proof. The finding helps confirm dark matter’s…

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An unusual meteorite, more valuable than gold, may hold the building blocks of life

The Aguas Zarcas meteorite contains stardust that predates the Sun, providing invaluable insights into the early universe and the origins of our Solar System. TL;DR In 2019, a rare meteorite fall in Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica, scattered fragments across the village, some of which are valued higher than gold. These fragments, carbonaceous chondrites, contain organic…

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Astronomers Just Found Possibly The Largest Rotating Structures in The Universe

Cosmic filaments may be the biggest spinning objects in space TL;DR Scientists have discovered that cosmic filaments, the largest known structures in the universe, are rotating. These massive, twisting filaments of dark matter and galaxies stretch across hundreds of millions of light-years and play a crucial role in channeling matter to galaxy clusters. The finding…

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A Black Hole Was Created In A Lab, Then It Started To Glow Like A Real One

By mimicking a black hole’s event horizon, physicists observe Hawking radiation in an exciting lab experiment. TL;DR A group of physicists has simulated a black hole’s event horizon using a single-file chain of atoms, resulting in the detection of a thermal-like Hawking radiation. This experiment could help reconcile two major but conflicting scientific frameworks: general…

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Seven Million-Year-Old Fossil Shows Humans Were Already Walking on Two Legs

Analysis of a femur fossil indicates that a key species could already move somewhat like us TL;DR New research on a Sahelanthropus tchadensis fossil reveals that early humans were walking upright around seven million years ago, suggesting that bipedalism emerged far earlier than previously thought. Despite ape-like forearms used for tree-climbing, the femur analysis points…

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