Context. Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars enrich the interstellar medium through their mass loss. The mechanism(s) shaping the circumstellar environment of mass-losing stars is not clearly understood so far. Aims: Our purpose is to study the effect of binary companions located within the first 10 stellar radii from the primary AGB star. In this

Extremely faint galaxies (mu_V>27 mag/arcsec^2), have only been discovered in the Local Group. These galaxies are very low in mass (tens of 10^5 Msun) and compact (effective radius <1 kpc). These objects populate the least massive dark matter haloes capable of producing stars, providing us with valuable insights into the nature of star formation at

Gas giants transiting bright nearby stars provide crucial insights into planetary system formation and evolution mechanisms. Most of these planets show certain average characteristics, serving as benchmarks for our understanding of planetary systems. However, outliers like the planet we present in this study, WASP-193 b, offer unique opportunities

Recent James Webb Space Telescope data analyses have shown that massive red galaxies existed at redshifts z ≳ 6, a discovery that is difficult to understand in the context of standard cosmology (ΛCDM). Here, we analyze these observations more deeply, by fitting a stellar population model to the optical and near-infrared photometric data. These fits

The European Solar Telescope (EST) is a 4-m class solar telescope that will include a Multiconjugate Adaptive Optics system (MCAO) integrated in the telescope optical path. Its open-dome configuration implies that the complete telescope will be exposed to wind, having an important impact in image stability and quality. The integration of Active

Symbiotic stars are strongly interacting binaries with long orbital periods, containing an evolved red giant and a white dwarf or a neutron star embedded in a circumbinary nebula. They constitute unique astrophysical laboratories important for understanding the binary evolution and diverse processes occurring also in many other types of