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INAF unexpectedly loses an astronomer of great depth and culture.

On the occasion of the exceptional alignment of planets we're admiring these days, INAF is launching an exciting photographic "contest".

A possible framework agreement between the Autonomous Region of Sardinia and the Italian Space Agency for the use of SRT in space sciences was discussed in recent days.

From the second half of January to the first half of February 2016, a particularly regular and fascinating planetary alignment will be visible.

From January 15, 2016, to the first week of April, ESO (European Southern Observatory) will begin observations in search of an Earth-like planet in a star very "close" to us.

On Monday, February 22, the interregional round of the Astronomy Olympiad will take place in Selargius, at the headquarters of the Cagliari Astronomical Observatory, where 10 Sardinian students have been admitted.

New prospects for SRT thanks to the likely collaboration with the Italian Space Agency and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). A team of ASI and JPL managers visited SRT and the INAF-OAC laboratories on January 12 and 13, 2016.

Radio3 Scienza dedicates an episode to scientific expectations for 2016. Astronomy and physics are among the most interesting disciplines: discussed by Marta Burgay, a researcher at the Cagliari Astronomical Observatory, and Eugenio Coccia, a researcher at CERN and a member of the INAF Board of Directors.

On December 21, 2015, at the Cagliari Astronomical Observatory, you can attend the new Planetarium show curated by Sabrina Milia and Noemi Iacolina for free and by online reservation only. The two researchers will guide us on a journey to discover comets, carriers of information about the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.