We present the discovery and characterisation of two transiting planets observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) orbiting the nearby (d ⋆ ≈ 22 pc), bright (J ≈ 9 mag) M3.5 dwarf LTT 3780 (TOI-732). We confirm both planets and their association with LTT 3780 via ground-based photometry and determine their masses using precise

Due to their ubiquity and very long main-sequence lifetimes, abundance determinations in M dwarfs provide a powerful and alternative tool to GK dwarfs to study the formation and chemical enrichment history of our Galaxy. In this study, abundances of the neutron-capture elements Rb, Sr, and Zr are derived, for the first time, in a sample of nearby M

Existing and upcoming instrumentation is collecting large amounts of astrophysical data, which require efficient and fast analysis techniques. We present a deep neural network architecture to analyze high-resolution stellar spectra and predict stellar parameters such as effective temperature, surface gravity, metallicity, and rotational velocity

The study of dwarf galaxies is of great importance to understand galaxy formation and evolution on the smallest mass scales. According to the current cosmological paradigm, galaxies grows hierarchically from the accretion of smaller systems. The dwarf galaxies that we observe today are therefore a living record of the building blocks that drove the

Bennu's and Ryugu's top shapes, which exhibit oblate shapes with equatorial ridges, are considered to have evolved by fast rotation in a longer timescale after the reaccumulation-driven formation. Analyses have suggested different evolution processes that enhanced their top shapes. Bennu's shape may have been driven by surface processing, while

The PRIMitive Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey (PRIMASS) was formed with the goal of determining the origins and likely compositions of mission targets (101955) Bennu and (162173) Ryugu. Both Bennu and Ryugu are thought to have originated from primitive asteroid populations in the inner main belt (IMB), specifically from the low inclination (i<8°)