L-Għaqda Maltija tal-Astronomija
The Astronomical Society of Malta
The July 2022 issue of the Society’s magazine The Big Bang has been published. In this issue of The Big Bang: Editor’s BriefHow to see the Belt of Venus Feature ArticlesStudy: Building blocks of DNA, RNA found in meteorites – by Tony TantiCollaborative photometry of nine main-belt asteroids – by …
Panic! At the Disks: First Rest-frame Optical Observations of Galaxy Structure at z > 3 with JWST in the SMACS 0723 Field One of the latest JWST research papers featuring Prof. Joseph Caruana. This paper details some early results focussing on the SMACS 0723 cluster field using the James Webb Space Telescope. …
ASM is happy to announce a new series of talks to presented by Earl Mallia This talk aims to show you how to start capturing stunning shots of the Milky Way and Deep Sky Objects from right here in #Malta This members only Online event will take place This Friday …
What better way to cap off such a great week for Astronomy than with a milestone for our Facebook page 🥳🥳 ASM would like to wholeheartedly thank each and every one of you for giving our page a like and allowing us the chance to help you all see the …
One of the latest scientific articles featuring Stephen M. Brincat and Charles Galdies (University of Malta) has recently been accepted as co-authors for publication by the renowned The Astrophysical Journal. This multi-collaborative work is entitled: Investigating the low-flux states in six Intermediate Polars. Intermediate polars (IPs) are a subclass of cataclysmic variables in which a white …
Following the Annual General Meeting and committee election held 4th March 2022, the Astronomical Society of Malta is pleased to announce the new Committee for 2022-23. President: Kurt CataniaVice-President: Joseph CaruanaSecretary: Andrew FinchTreasurer: John CaruanaPublic Relations Officer (PRO): Connor Sant Fournier The following members were co-opted to assist the new …
That’s a new variable star! The star known as ‘Cl Melotte 20 523’ is the 523rd star that has been formerly identified as a member of the Melotte 20 star cluster. However, until a few days ago, the star was not known to be a variable star until Mr. Stephen M. Brincat discovered it to be so from his …
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