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Dr. Alfredo Carpineti

Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent

Dr Alfredo Carpineti, PhD. (he/him) is one of IFLScience’s staff writers. He covers mainly astronomy, physics, and technology. He has a PhD. in Astrophysics and an MSc. in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. He has a BSc in Physics & Astrophysics from Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza". He is committed to fighting inequity in STEM and is the chair and founder of Pride in STEM (@PrideinSTEM), the largest UK charitable trust dedicated to support LGBTQ+ People in STEM. He’s an avid science communicator producing videos and podcasts under the moniker @TheAstroholic.

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Mosaic Of 1 Million Images Creates Incredible Atlas Of Birthplace Of StarsThis image shows the region Lupus 2. New stars are born in the colourful clouds of gas and dust seen here. The infrared observations underlying this image reveal new details in the star-forming regions that are usually obscured by the clouds of dust. Mosaic Of 1 Million Images Creates Incredible Atlas Of Birthplace Of StarsThis image shows the region Lupus 2. New stars are born in the colourful clouds of gas and dust seen here. The infrared observations underlying this image reveal new details in the star-forming regions that are usually obscured by the clouds of dust.
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Mosaic Of 1 Million Images Creates Incredible Atlas Of Birthplace Of Stars

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Exclusive: Fourth Person To Achieve HIV And Leukemia Remission Tells His StoryDoctor Aribi is on left of this image. Paul Edmonds is on the right. Paul is smiling at the camera.Exclusive: Fourth Person To Achieve HIV And Leukemia Remission Tells His StoryDoctor Aribi is on left of this image. Paul Edmonds is on the right. Paul is smiling at the camera.
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Exclusive: Fourth Person To Achieve HIV And Leukemia Remission Tells His Story

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Mercury Is In Retrograde And It Still Means Nothing To Your LifeA true color picture of Mercury showing it mostly illuminated.Mercury Is In Retrograde And It Still Means Nothing To Your LifeA true color picture of Mercury showing it mostly illuminated.
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Mercury Is In Retrograde And It Still Means Nothing To Your Life

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What Color Is The Sun? A Simple Question With Complex AnswersAn image of the Earth and the Sun from space. The Sun is extremely bright saturating the camera but it is whiteWhat Color Is The Sun? A Simple Question With Complex AnswersAn image of the Earth and the Sun from space. The Sun is extremely bright saturating the camera but it is white
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What Color Is The Sun? A Simple Question With Complex Answers

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Up To Half The World Could Be In A Different Climate Zone By The Century's Endlandscape of dry earth ground and viaduct, extreme drought in Entrepenas reservoir, in Guadalajara, Castilla, Spain EuropeUp To Half The World Could Be In A Different Climate Zone By The Century's Endlandscape of dry earth ground and viaduct, extreme drought in Entrepenas reservoir, in Guadalajara, Castilla, Spain Europe
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Up To Half The World Could Be In A Different Climate Zone By The Century's End

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3D View Of Famous M87 Galaxy Reveals It Resembles A Very Big PotatoThis is the galactic core shown as a composite image of visible and infrared observations in order to resolve the blue jet.3D View Of Famous M87 Galaxy Reveals It Resembles A Very Big PotatoThis is the galactic core shown as a composite image of visible and infrared observations in order to resolve the blue jet.
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3D View Of Famous M87 Galaxy Reveals It Resembles A Very Big Potato

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Main Explanation For The Rise Of Continents Challenged By New Studymicroscope image showing glass and garnetMain Explanation For The Rise Of Continents Challenged By New Studymicroscope image showing glass and garnet
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Main Explanation For The Rise Of Continents Challenged By New Study

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JWST Catches New Asteroid Belt Forming Around Nearby StarA cloud like object is seen with several internal substructure including gaps in it and a thicker ring.. two rings in different color are overleyed showing some of the outer structuresJWST Catches New Asteroid Belt Forming Around Nearby StarA cloud like object is seen with several internal substructure including gaps in it and a thicker ring.. two rings in different color are overleyed showing some of the outer structures
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JWST Catches New Asteroid Belt Forming Around Nearby Star

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Have A Close-Up Look At Where Humans Will Next Set Foot On The Moonfeatures on the moon marvin crater show a major rim and a lot of smaller cratersHave A Close-Up Look At Where Humans Will Next Set Foot On The Moonfeatures on the moon marvin crater show a major rim and a lot of smaller craters
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Have A Close-Up Look At Where Humans Will Next Set Foot On The Moon

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The Mysterious Interior Of The Moon Has Been Revealed At LastThe full moon during a penumbral eclipseThe Mysterious Interior Of The Moon Has Been Revealed At LastThe full moon during a penumbral eclipse
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The Mysterious Interior Of The Moon Has Been Revealed At Last

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Four Moons Of Uranus Might Have OceansUranus is surrounded by its four major rings and 10 of its 27 known moons in this color-added view that uses data taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1998. Four Moons Of Uranus Might Have OceansUranus is surrounded by its four major rings and 10 of its 27 known moons in this color-added view that uses data taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1998.
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Four Moons Of Uranus Might Have Oceans

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World Health Organization Declares That COVID-19 Is No Longer An Emergencyworld map showing COVID hotspots overlaid with representations of virusWorld Health Organization Declares That COVID-19 Is No Longer An Emergencyworld map showing COVID hotspots overlaid with representations of virus
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World Health Organization Declares That COVID-19 Is No Longer An Emergency

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Measles Infections Have Dramatically Increased In The UK In 2023A child torso is showed with a measle infection and a doctor is using a stetoschope to listen to the ir breathingMeasles Infections Have Dramatically Increased In The UK In 2023A child torso is showed with a measle infection and a doctor is using a stetoschope to listen to the ir breathing
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Measles Infections Have Dramatically Increased In The UK In 2023

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Shadows Of Forming Planets Tracked By HubbleThis artist's concept is based on Hubble Space Telescope images of gas-and-dust disks around the young star TW Hydrae. Hubble Space Telescope photos show shadows sweeping across the disks encircling the system. The interpretation is these shadows are from slightly inclined inner disks that block starlight from reaching the outer disk, and therefore are casting a shadow. The disks are slightly inclined to each other due to the gravitational pull of unseen planets warping the disk structure.Shadows Of Forming Planets Tracked By HubbleThis artist's concept is based on Hubble Space Telescope images of gas-and-dust disks around the young star TW Hydrae. Hubble Space Telescope photos show shadows sweeping across the disks encircling the system. The interpretation is these shadows are from slightly inclined inner disks that block starlight from reaching the outer disk, and therefore are casting a shadow. The disks are slightly inclined to each other due to the gravitational pull of unseen planets warping the disk structure.
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Shadows Of Forming Planets Tracked By Hubble

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Why Is Nature Full Of Patterns?Some natural patterns don’t follow neat geometrical rules of repeating shapes but they are distinctive nonetheless. Image credit: © IFLScience Why Is Nature Full Of Patterns?Some natural patterns don’t follow neat geometrical rules of repeating shapes but they are distinctive nonetheless. Image credit: © IFLScience
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Why Is Nature Full Of Patterns?

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