One of the most intriguing and rare types of exoplanets are ultra-short-period (USP) planets. As the name indicates, these planets are defined by having orbital periods shorter than one day. Out of the more than 5500 confirmed exoplanets known to date, only 130 are USP planets, and approximately 40 have mass and radius measurements. Since the only

Beautifully, diverse grand theories, from the Standard Model of particle physics to cosmology, are connected to each other by a `dark' sector. Today, we understand that a mysterious non-luminous substance, called dark matter, predominates in the Milky Way's halo, our cosmic neighborhood. Our evidence of it, such as the unexpected rotational

The aim of NanoSpace is to determine the abundance, formation mechanisms and astrochemical role of carbonaceous nanoparticles in space. Carbon is ubiquitous in space; from small carbon and hydrocarbon molecules to fullerenes and large but currently unidentified polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbonaceous dust particles and ultimately life. The

The CIDIHIUB is a partnership of 15 organizations and competence centers specialized in business digitalisation, providing key infrastructure, resources and knowledge for the digital transformation of companies and public institutions. Although mainly operating in the Canary Islands region, the CIDIHUB also collaborates with entities located in

The Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (Ariel) mission will address the fundamental questions on what exoplanets are made of and how planetary systems form and evolve by investigating the atmospheres of many hundreds of diverse planets orbiting different types of stars. This large and unbiased survey will contribute to

Central regions of galaxies are inhabited by dense small structures, such as nuclear star clusters (NSCs) and nuclear disks and rings. These, at the bottom of the galactic potential well, are important tracers of the overall galaxy evolution, but the dominant mechanisms of their formation in galaxies of different masses and morphologies are still