Visit us at the Tor Vergata research area on 27 September from 5pm. Find out more about this double appointment visit Space!
Hermes successfully launched
Hermes satellite successfully launched today with Falcon 9 vector. Here the Media INAF press release
Euclid
EUCLID and the Dark Universe. Learn more about the IAPS contribution to studying the distribution of galaxies and active galactic black holes in the cosmos.
IXPE
Discovering the polarised Universe: find out all about the IXPE mission and the first results.
Solar Orbiter
ESA Solar Orbiter and the closest images ever taken - IAPS is on board visit page.
ATHENA
ATHENA, the next great X-ray astrophysics observatory.
IAPS in brief
IAPS (Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology) is one of the 16 facilities of the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF), based in the Tor Vergata area of Rome.
The institute represents one of INAF's main locations for Astrophysics and Planetology research from space, with an intense collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the most important international Space Agencies (ESA, NASA and JAXA). With over 200 staff, it carries out activities in the fields of design, development and data analysis of on-board instrumentation for space missions, theoretical research and development of advanced instrumentation and technologies for observations from Earth.
News from IAPS
IAPS calendar
Our Job Opportunities
Below is a selection of the latest calls and job opportunities in our research groups.