Partner: National Institute for Astrophysics

About

The National Institute for Astrophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, or INAF) is the principal Italian research institute in astronomy and astrophysics, founded in 1999. INAF operates many separate research facilities in the country and its research covers most areas of astronomy, ranging from planetary science to cosmology, including education and outreach. INAF is the host institution of the OAE Italy Center and collaborates to AstroEDU providing support for the international and italian edition, and contributing educational resources.

Author(s)

Elena Zucca, Davide Ricci, Giulia Iafrate, Angelo Adamo, Anita Zanella, Sara Ricciardi, Elena Sissa, Giulia Mantovani, Livia Giacomini, Riccardo Bevilacqua, Sandro Bardelli, Maura Sandri, Federica Duras, Elisa Di Carlo, Giulia Pantiri, Luciano Nicastro, Stefano Sandrelli

Activities

Let's build the identikit of an alien living on a distant exoplanet!
Build the cubic planets to learn about our Solar System!
Who will win in the epic battle between gravity and other forces?
A tinkering workshop to create a collective artwork with light
Let's learn how stars in constellations move through time using real astronomical images.
A hands-on introduction to how to read maps of other planets made by space missions.
Using telescope images of comet C/2019 Y4 we calculate its average speed and understand what a physical quantity is
Learn about light and spectra building a spectroscope with a CD!
An educational interdisciplinary game to drive a rover on Mars
Learn how energy can be transformed into various forms.