MASS-Master in Astrophysics and Space Science

18/09/2026

MASS will be present with the Dipartimento di Fisica Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" at the event organized in Rome for the European Researchers' Night, 25th-26th September 2026

🔬✨ Notte delle Ricercatrici e dei ricercatori NET 2026.
La fisica si vive, si scopre, si tocca con mano!

La comunità della Fisica di Roma Tor Vergata, con il Dipartimento di Fisica, INFN - Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata , MASS-Master in Astrophysics and Space Science Materials Science University of Rome Tor Vergata, vi aspetta alla Notte Europea delle Ricercatrici e dei Ricercatori 2026.

📅 Venerdì 25 e sabato 26 settembre
🕡 Dalle 18:30 alle 23:00
📍 Città dell’Altra Economia, Roma

Dall’infinitamente piccolo all’infinitamente grande, passando per lo studio dei materiali e delle loro applicazioni: due serate per scoprire le tante dimensioni della fisica, tra laboratori interattivi, esperimenti, attività per bambini, talk e incontri con ricercatrici e ricercatori.
🎟️ Ingresso gratuito.

Scoprite il programma e prenotate il vostro biglietto:
👉 https://www.scienzainsiemenet.it/

11/06/2025

After the third Winter School that took place at the end of February at the Dipartimento di Fisica Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" and saw Edition2 and Edition3 students dealing with “Hands-on Activity on Spectroscopic Data Reduction”, we are looking forward to the third MASS Summer School that is being organized by the Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade and will have as topic "Big Data in Astronomy".

08/05/2025

The selection process for was completed on April 30th, 2025. Out of the 517 applications, 279 fulfilled the general eligibility criteria. All eligible applications have been carefully examined and ranked in order of merit by the MASS Selection Committee. As a result of this evaluation, a total of 87 applicants were selected for admission to the programme. A total of 22 scholarships and 10 fee waivers have been offered to the highest ranked candidates.
All selected applicants and those who were found to be eligible but were not selected for admission have been notified via email. The non-eligible applicants are currently being notified.

17/01/2025

students contributed to a brochure for the 2024 with their summaries (Italian version):https://www.master-mass.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ResearchersNight2024_Brochure_MasterThesis_MASS-Ed1_ITA.pdf

09/01/2025

Year 2024 marked an important milestone for the -Master in Astrophysics and Space Science: The first 11 students graduated from the program! Their Master theses are published here: https://www.master-mass.eu/dissemination-and-outreach/
Congratulations to all MASS graduates and best wishes to them for a bright future!

09/01/2025

current call for applications: only 1 month and 5 days to the deadline. Apply by 14th February 2025, 23:59 CET at www.master-mass.eu

07/11/2024

is now accepting applications for the Master course in Astrophysics and Space Science starting in September 2025. Deadline: 14th February, 2025.
Visit www.master-mass.eu for information and to apply.

07/11/2024

MASS Summer School 2024 Contest - How would one effectively convey the results of a Master thesis in a 3-minute presentation? At the MASS Summer School organized by Université Côte d'Azur on 15-19 July 2024, a contest was organised for Edition1 students: "My thesis in 180 sec".
The contest winner was Aman Nadimpalli Raju, who presented the thesis work on "Application of Attentive and Latent Neural Processes to Quasar Light Curves in the Context of the LSST". Well done!

Photo: Courtesy of R. Crapolicchio

18/07/2024

The second MASS Summer School is taking place this week at the Centre International de Valbonne (France). The school is organized by the Université Cote d’Azur on “Observational Astronomy and Data Processing”. All students from both ongoing MASS editions are participating and tonight Edition 1 students will give short presentations of their ongoing thesis works.
The school started with a guided visit to the Calern Observatory and is continuing with lectures, remote observations with the telescopes at the Calern Observatory and hands-on sessions on spectroscopic and photometric data processing according to the programmehttps://www.master-mass.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MASS_Summer_School2_program.pdf

18/06/2024

We are looking forward to welcoming MASS 3rd Edition students in Rome this September!