DIEGO TURRINI
Solar System and Exoplanets Formation at INAF
Education and Public Outreach
Education and public outreach experience
- 11/2020: interview by the online popular science website ScienceNews to comment on new results on the architectures of exoplanetary systems. Link.
- 08/2020: interview by the national newspaper Repubblica to comment on new results on the architecture and stability of exoplanetary systems. Link.
- 05/2020: online seminar on the origins of the Solar System for the event "Mezz'ora di scienza al tempo del coronavirus" organized by the Associazione Pontina di Astronomia. Link.
- 05/2018: outreach lesson on exoplanets at ESA-ESRIN in the framework of the school "Space: exploration beyond the Solar System" organized by the Associazione Tuscolana di Astronomia.
- 07/2017: video interview by the national television channel RAI Scuola on the space exploration of Uranus and Neptune, the NASA-ESA study for future missions to these planets and on the ODINUS mission concept in the framework of a documentary on the exploration of the Solar System.
- 07/2017: interview by the program SpaceTalk of the video channel of the Italian Space Agency (ASI TV) on the space exploration of Uranus, Neptune and of the outer boundaries of the Solar System. Link.
- 02/2017: interview by the television channel Repubblica TV to comment on the discovery of the seven planets composing the Trappist-1 exoplanetary system. Link.
- 07/2016: video interview with by Media INAF on the arrival of the NASA mission Juno to Jupiter and its exploration of the giant planet. Link. Alternate link.
- 07/2015: interview by radio program Radio3 Scienza on the first results of the New Horizons mission at Pluto. Link.
- 07/2015: interview by the national newspaper Repubblica on the arrival of the New Horizons mission at Pluto. Link.
- 07/2015: interview by radio program Radio3 Scienza on the arrival of the New Horizons mission at Pluto. Link.
- 06/2014: interview by the national newspaper Repubblica to comment on new results on the origin of the Moon. Link.
- 06/2014: interview by Media INAF to comment on new results on the origin of the Moon. Link.
- 04/2014: interview by Media INAF on the trans-neptunian region and the Oort cloud in the Solar System. Link.
- 11/2013: writer of the article on Media INAF (english version by Phys.org accessible through the alternative link) on the results of the Herschel mission on the mass distribution of pre-stellar cores in the Orion-A star-forming region. Link. Alternate link.
- 05/2013: interview by Media INAF to comment on new results on the differences and similarities of the Earth and Venus. Link.
- 12/2012: interview by radio program Moebius Online to answer questions on the Solar System and planetary science. Link.
- 12/2012: interview by Media INAF on the passage of the near-Earth asteroid Toutatis. Link.
- 12/2012: interview by the national news agency ANSA on the passage of the near-Earth asteroid Toutatis . Link.
- 11/2012: interview by radio program Moebius Online to answer questions on the martian meteorites. Link. Alternate link.
- 10/2012: interview by Media INAF to comment on new results on the origin of the Moon. Link.
- 07/2012: interview by Media INAF to comment on new results in the study of debris disks. Link.
- 05/2012: interview by Media INAF to comment on new results in the search for evidences of the Late Heavy Bombardment on the Moon. Link.
- 05/2011: interview by Media INAF on the NASA mission Dawn and its role in unveiling the origins of the Solar System. Link.
- 05/2010: astronomy lectures at primary schools in Milano and Frascati, Italy.
- 09/2008: public lectures on stellar and planetary formation at the European Researcher's Night in Frascati, Italy.
- 05/2008: astronomy lectures at primary schools in Milano and Frascati, Italy.
- 09/2007: public lectures on stellar and planetary formation at the European Researcher's Night in Frascati, Italy.
- 05/2007: astronomy lectures at primary schools in Milano and Frascati, Italy.
Coverage in news and media
- 02/2021: article in the Research Highlights section of the journal Nature Astronomy on the results described in the journal The Astrophysical Journal (Turrini et al. 2021). Link. Alternate link.
- 04/2020: article by the website Media INAF on the results described in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics (Turrini et al. 2020). Link.
- 05/2019: article by the popular science website Phys.org on the results described in the journal The Astrophysical Journal (Turrini et al. 2019). Link.
- 03/2019: article by the popular science website Science Daily on the results described in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics (Pirani et al. 2019). Link.
- 10/2018: article by the popular science website Phys.org on the results described in the journal Icarus (Turrini et al. 2018). Link.
- 09/2017: interview in spanish language by the Chilean regional newspaper El Diario de Atacama on the NASA-ESA study for future missions to Uranus and Neptune. Link.
- 09/2017: article by the website Media INAF on the results described in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics (Zinzi & Turrini 2017). Link.
- 09/2017: video interview in spanish language by the Chilean national news channel 24 Horas on the NASA-ESA study for future missions to Uranus and Neptune. Link.
- 04/2017: article and interview by the website Media INAF on the public presentation of the NASA-ESA study for future missions to Uranus and Neptune at the European Geosciences Union Conference 2017. Link.
- 08/2016: articles by the website Media INAF (in English, first link) and by the Italian Space Agency (in Italian, second link) on the results described in the journal Icarus (Turrini et al. 2016). Link. Alternate link.
- 02/2016: news by the website Physics Today on the results published in the journal Icarus (Pirani & Turrini 2016). Link.
- 02/2016: article by the website Discovery News on the results published in the journal Icarus (Pirani & Turrini 2016). Link.
- 07/2015: interview by Media INAF on the exoplanetary space mission ARIEL after its selection as one of the three ESA M4 mission candidates. Link.
- 06/2015: article and interview by the website Media INAF on the results published in the journal Icarus (Consolmagno et al. 2015). Link.
- 03/2015: interview and article by the media office of the Universidad de Atacama on the subjects of the lectio magistralis "Planetary formation: lessons learned from the Solar System and extrasolar planets". Link.
- 12/2014: article by the website Phys.org on the results published in the journal Icarus (Consolmagno et al. 2015). Link.
- 11/2014: article by the website Tucson.com on the results published in the journal Icarus (Consolmagno et al. 2015). Link.
- 11/2014: article by the website SpaceRef on the results published in the journal Icarus (Consolmagno et al. 2015). Link.
- 10/2014: article and interview by Media INAF on the future missions to the outer Solar System and on the importance of comparatively studying Uranus and Neptune discussed in Turrini et al. (PSS, 2014). Link.
- 10/2014: article and interview by the popular science magazine All About Space on the exploration of Neptune and the ODINUS mission. Link.
- 08/2014: article by the website The Space Review on the exploration of Neptune and the ODINUS mission. Link.
- 08/2014: article by the website Il Tredicesimo Cavaliere on the exploration of the icy giant planets and the ODINUS mission. Link.
- 08/2014: article on Media INAF (first link) and audio interview (second link) on the award of the Zel'dovich Medal (Scientific Commission B) by COSPAR and the Russian Academy of Sciences. Link. Alternate link.
- 08/2014: video interview by the Russian television on the award of the Zel'dovich Medal (Scientific Commission B) by COSPAR and the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- 06/2014: article by the website Centauri Dreams on the exploration of the outer Solar System and the ODINUS mission. Link.
- 06/2014: article by the website Centauri Dreams on the exploration of the icy giant planets and the ODINUS mission. Link.
- 04/2014: article by Media INAF on the results published on the journal Icarus (Turrini et al., 2014). Link.
- 02/2014: article and video interview by Media INAF on the ODINUS mission concept and the exploration of Uranus and Neptune. Link.
- 02/2014: article by the website La Voix de la Russie on the exploration of the icy giant planets the ODINUS mission (available in French and German). Link. Alternate link.
- 02/2014: article by the website The Physics arXiv Blog on the exploration of the icy giant planets and the ODINUS mission. Link.
- 02/2014: article by the website Technology.org on the exploration of the icy giant planets and the ODINUS mission. Link.
- 02/2014: article by the website Con-scientia on the results published on the journal Life (Turrini & Svetsov, 2014). Link.
- 02/2014: article by the national news agency ANSA on the results published on the journal Life (Turrini & Svetsov, 2014). Link.
- 02/2014: article by Media INAF on the results published on the journal Life (Turrini & Svetsov, 2014). Link.
- 09/2013: article by the website Le Nouveau Paradigme on the origin of Uranus' obliquity and the ODINUS mission. Link.
- 04/2012: article on the popular science magazine Le Scienze (the Italian edition of Scientific American) on the results published on The Astrophysical Journal (Turrini, Coradini & Magni, 2012). Download
- 02/2012: article on Media INAF on the results published on The Astrophysical Journal (Turrini, Coradini & Magni, 2012). Link.
- 09/2009: article on the popular science magazine Cosmos Magazine on the results on the link between the evolution of Vesta and Jupiter's formation presented at EPSC 2009. Link.
- 09/2009: interview by Europlanet Media on the results on the collisional histories of the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, targets of the NASA mission Dawn, presented at EPSC 2009 (the link direct to the version of the interview posted by the website Universe Today). Link.
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