Context. The mass-size relation is a fundamental galaxy scaling relation that is intrinsically linked to galaxy formation and evolution. The physical processes involved in galaxy growth leave their particular imprint on the relation between the stellar or total mass and galaxy size. Aims. We aim to explore the effect of the large-scale environment

We present a study of the weak lensing inferred matter profiles ΔΣ(R) of 698 South Pole Telescope (SPT) thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect (tSZE) selected and MCMF optically confirmed galaxy clusters in the redshift range 0.25 < z < 0.94 that have associated weak gravitational lensing shear profiles from the Dark Energy Survey (DES). Rescaling these

Context. We analyse multi-colour photometric and spectroscopic observations of the young stellar object (YSO) Gaia20bdk. Aims. We aim to investigate the exact nature of the eruptive phenomenon that the star has been undergoing since 2018. Methods. We used public-domain archival photometry to characterise the quiescent phase and to establish the

Context. The new census of massive stars in the Carina Nebula reveals the presence of 54 apparently single O-type stars in the Car OB1 association, an extremely active star-forming region that hosts some of the most luminous stars of the Milky Way. A detailed spectroscopic analysis of the current most complete sample of O-type stars in the

We report follow-up observations of three poorly studied AM CVn-type binaries: CRTS CSS150211 J091017-200813, NSV 1440, and SDSS J183131.63+420220.2. Analysing time-series photometry obtained with a range of ground-based facilities as well as with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), we determine the superhump period of CRTS J0910-2008

Context. The large-scale linear halo bias encodes the relation between the clustering of dark-matter (DM) halos and that of the underlying matter density field. Although the primary dependence of bias on halo mass is well understood in the context of structure formation, the physical origins of the multiple additional relations at fixed halo mass