Established | 1999 |
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Location | Rome, Italy |
Coordinates | 41°55′18.82″N 12°26′59.57″E / 41.9218944°N 12.4498806°ECoordinates: 41°55′18.82″N 12°26′59.57″E / 41.9218944°N 12.4498806°E |
Address | Viale del Parco Mellini 84, 00136 Rome, Italy |
Website | http://www.inaf.it/ |
The National Institute for Astrophysics (Italian: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, or INAF) is the most important Italian institution conducting scientific research in astronomy and astrophysics. Research performed by the scientific staff of the Institute ranges from the study of the planets and minor bodies of the Solar system up to the large-scale structure of the Universe and groups and clusters of galaxies on cosmological scales.
INAF coordinates the activities of twenty research units, nineteen in Italy and one in Spain:
INAF is involved in scientific collaborations with several international institutions, among which we mention: