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.

NASA Finds Perfectly Rectangular Iceberg In Antarctica As If It Was Deliberately Cut

Amazingly Sharp, Rectangular Iceberg Floats Near Antarctica’s Larsen C Shelf in NASA Image TL;DR NASA has captured an extraordinary image of a sharp-edged rectangular iceberg floating near the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. While it appears unusual, this iceberg is a natural phenomenon known as a tabular iceberg, characterized by steep vertical sides and…

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This black hole lies only 1,600 lightyears away, making it the closest known black hole to Earth

The closest black hole to Earth is a stellar-mass black hole named Gaia BH1, located just 1,600 light-years away. Gaia BH1 was discovered in 2022 using a combination of telescopes, including the Gaia spacecraft, the 6.5m Magellan Baade telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, and the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on Gemini North. This black…

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Cambridge Physicists Discover New Evidence Supporting the Existence of Wormholes

TL;DR Researchers propose that wormholes, theoretical space-time shortcuts, could allow faster-than-light communication via light pulses. While wormholes are known to collapse too quickly for anything to pass through, new calculations suggest that if the wormhole’s throat is much longer than its opening, it could naturally generate negative Casimir energy. This would slow the collapse enough…

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Earth is ‘well-hidden’ from alien civilizations searching for habitable worlds

Should be good as long as we don’t send out a map TL;DR Astronomers reveal that detecting Earth via photometric microlensing poses significant challenges for advanced alien civilizations. Despite Earth being a habitable planet, its location and proximity to the Sun make it nearly invisible to potential extraterrestrial observers. Microlensing, though effective at long distances,…

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200 Martian meteorites on Earth originated from just five craters

Scientists have long been puzzled over the origins of Martian meteorites found on Earth. TL;DR Scientists traced 200 meteorites from Mars to volcanic regions, Tharsis and Elysium, using high-resolution simulations. They pinpointed the craters responsible for launching these rocks into space, revealing the size and depth of the craters. The meteorites provide data about impact…

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