Context. Analysing the large-scale structure (LSS) in the Universe with galaxy surveys demands accurate structure formation models. Such models should ideally...
The dark and bright sides of massive early-type galaxies
Massive early-type galaxies constitute an ideal test bed to probe our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution. Their high mass, spheroidal morphology...
What's the dark matter made of? Do we have any idea of the kind of particle that should constitute ~85% of the matter content of the Universe? In this talk, I...
The diverse density profiles of galaxy clusters with self-interacting dark matter plus baryons
We present the first simulated galaxy clusters (M200 > 1014 M⊙) with both self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) and baryonic physics. They exhibit a greater...
The effect of baryons on the inner density profiles of rich clusters
We use the `Evolution and assembly of galaxies and their environments' (EAGLE) cosmological simulation to investigate the effect of baryons on the density...
The effect of tides on the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Estimates of the mass distribution and dark-matter (DM) content of dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) are usually derived under the assumption that the effect of...
Low Surface Brightness galaxies are extremely dark matter dominated, faint objects hardly distinguishable from the night sky. In the last decade it has became...
The ESO VISTA telescope and the VISTA Hemisphere Survey
Survey operations with the VISTA telescope with it wide field near IR camera started in Feb 2010, following a science verification phase that started in Oct...
The Euclid telescope takes off to explore the dark universe
The Euclid mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) will be launched into space tomorrow, 1st July to make the largest and most precise 3D map of the Universe...