Between December 12 and 14, 2025, Storm Emilia hit the Canary Islands, also affecting the Teide Observatory with strong winds, snowfall, and a prolonged power outage. Despite the extreme conditions, the ASTRI Mini-Array telescopes sustained no damage and successfully passed this important stress test.
In December 2025, ASTRI took part in two major international scientific conferences, presenting results on the Mini-Array Cherenkov cameras and exploring new applications of the telescopes for quantum and space communications.
On December 4, the first online meeting of the ASTRI Collaboration gathered over 100 participants for updates on project progress, telescope development and the first scientific observations planned for 2026.
October 29th was a special day for ASTRI: in Tenerife, the Cherenkov camera was mounted on ASTRI-3 and the first light was captured; in Genoa, there was a conference about ASTRI during the Festival della Scienza.
ASTRI Mini-Array in Tenerife combines Cherenkov telescopes with advanced ICT developed by INAF and E4: a sustainable, virtualized infrastructure and a model for future gamma-ray observatories.
Giovanni Pareschi remembers Piero Salinari, a pioneer of Infrared Astronomy and adaptive optics. A key contributor to ASTRI, SST, and CTAO, he leaves behind a significant scientific and human legacy.
The Principal Investigator of the ASTRI project discusses goals, achievements, and future perspectives in an interview published by Media INAF.
The ASTRI Mini-Array will consist of 9 telescopes. The first became operational in 2024, and 7 have already been installed on the Teide plateau in the Canary Islands. The site continues to affirm its status as one of the leading international observatories.
The ASTRI Collaboration is attending the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2025) in Geneva, Switzerland. The ASTRI scientists are presenting 4 contributed talks and 14 posters covering the status of the project, its science, data processing and simulation, calibrations and AIV procedures.
Credits: E. Cascone
Credits: INAF/Giuseppe Leto
