Context. Red giants are increasingly used as stellar population tracers due to their well-understood evolution and the availability of asteroseismic observables. However, stellar binarity can alter observable properties and introduce strong biases. Aims. We aim to assess a holistic picture of the binary population and evolution in the red-giant

Symbiotic stars are long-period interacting binaries composed of an evolved giant and a hot compact companion. Their complex spectra and variability make them both astrophysically valuable and observationally challenging. We investigate how known symbiotic stars are represented in Gaia DR3 and the Focused Product Release (FPR), assess the

Anomalous Microwave Emission (AME) is a diffuse microwave component thought to arise from spinning dust grains, though it remains poorly understood. We analyzed AME in 144 Galactic clouds by combining low-frequency maps from S-PASS (2.3 GHz), C-BASS (4.76 GHz), and QUIJOTE (10─20 GHz) with 21 ancillary maps. Using aperture photometry and parametric

We investigated the properties of the interstellar medium (ISM) at giant molecular cloud (GMC) scales (∼100 pc) in a sample of 27 nearby luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) spanning all interacting stages along the merger sequence, i.e. from isolated systems to late-stage mergers. In particular, we study the relations between star-formation (SF) and

Large-amplitude decaying kink oscillations of coronal loops are strongly influenced by nonlinear processes such as Kelvin─Helmholtz instability (KHI) and turbulence, although comprehensive theoretical understanding and observational confirmation remain limited. Building on the recently developed theory on nonlinear damping by KHI-induced turbulence

Post-starburst (PSB) galaxies are galaxies that have undergone a large burst of star formation followed by rapid quenching. Understanding their properties as a population can help us better understand how galaxies evolve to quiescence. This project aims to use star formation history (SFH) measurements from the integral field spectroscopy (IFS)