From A for light year to Z for habitable zone, passing through M for dark matter and S for supernova: all the mysteries of the universe are summarized in a cosmic video glossary created by the National Institute of Astrophysics, easy to consult and explore. Titled ‘The Universe Alphabet‘, this new series of educational videos each lasting about 2 minutes, will be published by Inaf on its YouTube channel on a weekly basis, every Sunday morning until October: 26 episodes, one for each letter of the alphabet, dedicated to as many astronomical concepts that are most frequently seen in astronomy news and space science reported daily by the media.
“Astronomy news is very popular on the web, but the short format doesn’t always allow those who are not already familiar with these topics to dive deeper into the subject and understand the relevance of the news,” notes Claudia Mignone, astrophysicist and scientific communicator at Inaf, who is also the creator and author of the project. “This ‘cosmic alphabet’ is a small toolbox to navigate more comfortably through black holes, pulsars, quasars, and all sorts of stars that often populate the pages of magazines and newspapers – Mignone adds – using one of the most common tools today to search for information and insights online: the video.”
Each video is designed to be simple, accurate, and engaging, presenting the celestial object or astronomical concept and gradually delving into information on the latest studies in the field.
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