Free Astronomy Magazine January-February 2021

It will be difficult to find traces of life in the Martian subsoil OSIRIS-REx set to return a feather from Bennu The ethereal remnant of a long dead star Less eccentric orbits in the most crowded planetary systems ALMA shows volcanic impact on Io’s atmosphere New light shed on small-scale concentrations of dark matter A thermal ecosystem originating from the Chicxulub event The last moments of a star devoured by a black hole Craters reveal Titan is still a dynamic world VLT spots galaxies trapped in the web of a SMBH Cold Jupiters and super-Earths, a rather interesting combination Galaxies in the infant Universe were surprisingly mature Editor in chief Michele Ferrara Scientific advisor Prof. Enrico Maria Corsini Publisher Astro Publishing di Pirlo L. Via Bonomelli, 106 25049 Iseo - BS - ITALY email info@astropublishing.com Internet Service Provider Aruba S.p.A. Via San Clemente, 53 24036 Ponte San Pietro - BG - ITALY Copyright All material in this magazine is, unless otherwise stated, property of Astro Publishing di Pirlo L. or included with permission of its author. Reproduction or retransmission of the materials, in whole or in part, in any manner, with- out the prior written consent of the copyright holder, is a violation of copy- right law. A single copy of the materi- als available through this course may be made, solely for personal, noncom- mercial use. Users may not distribute such copies to others, whether or not in electronic form, whether or not for a charge or other consideration, with- out prior written consent of the copy- right holder of the materials. The publisher makes available itself with having rights for possible not charac- terized iconographic sources. Advertising - Administration Astro Publishing di Pirlo L. Via Bonomelli, 106 25049 Iseo - BS - ITALY email admin@astropublishing.com ASTROFILO l’ January-February 2021 BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION FREELY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE INTERNET English edition of the magazine 4 10 16 18 22 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

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