Classical Cepheids are among the most important variable stars. As primary distance indicators, they are of … more Unstable Standard Candles»
On September 12, 2016, at 21:44:07 UT, a -9.2 mag fireball appeared over northeastern Poland. The … more PF120916 Piecki fireball and Reszel meteorite fall»
Spiral galaxies are the most common and well-studied type of galaxies in the Universe. In spite … more Spiral galaxies in the Virgo cluster»
The Polish Fireball Network (PFN) has observed enhanced activity of Southern Taurid meteor shower in 2005 … more Bright Taurid fireballs»
BRIght Target Explorer (BRITE) Constellation is the first nanosatellite mission applied to astrophysicalresearch. The BRITE … more BRITE-Constellation: First Scientific Results»
The Andromeda II dwarf galaxy is a companion of M31, one of a few tens of … more The structure of Andromeda II»
Black holes in active galaxies not only swallow matter, but they can also spurt it with … more Blazar sequence revealed in optical polarization»
Polish Ministry of Development has supported project lead by Maciej Konacki of N. Copernicus Center in … more 1.5 m robotic telescope for Space Situational Awarness system»
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo collaboration identify a second gravitational wave event in the … more GRAVITATIONAL WAVES DETECTED FROM SECOND PAIR OF COLLIDING BLACK HOLES »