Early-type galaxies (ETGs) were historically considered as ‘boring’ objects by astronomers. This galaxy category encompasses lenticular and elliptical galaxies...
Downflowing umbral flashes as evidence of standing waves in sunspot umbrae
Umbral flashes are sudden brightenings commonly visible in the core of some chromospheric lines. Theoretical and numerical modeling suggests that they are...
Dual dust chemistry around evolved stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud
During the final stages of their lives, stars with masses between one and eight times the mass of the Sun evolve along the asymptotic giant branch (AGB). AGB...
Dust in the central parsecs of unobscured AGN provides more challenges to the torus
The black holes at the centres of galaxies are the most mysterious objects in the Universe, not only because of the huge quantities of material within them...
Efficient Bayesian inference of the evolving cosmic web from galaxy surveys
We present COSMIC BIRTH (COSMological Initial Conditions from Bayesian Inference Reconstructions with THeoretical models): an algorithm to reconstruct the...
ESPRESSO and CARMENES discover two potentially habitable exo-Earths around a star near the Sun
Red dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy. In recent years they have become key targets in the search for exoplanets. These stars are usually...
Evidence for inflows and outflows in the nearby black hole transient Swift J1727.8-162
The transient Swift J1727.8-162 is the latest member of the X-ray binary black hole family to be discovered. They are formed by a black hole and a low-mass star...
Evidence of the impact of quasar driven outflows on recent star formation
We present the results of our spatially resolved investigation into the interplay between the ages of the stellar populations and the kinematics of the warm...
Exploring a new definition of the green valley and its implications
Galaxy formation remains one of the major open problems in astrophysics today. There is a wide range of mechanisms that control the transformation of gas into...