In this talk we present spectroscopy of asteroids 24 Themis and 65 Cybele in the 2-4 μ region obtained with the NASA 3.5m IRTF telescope. Their spectra are very...

The origin and structure of the Earth's crust is still a major question. Current measurements of the nearby crust are based largely on seismic, gravimetric and...

Time is one of the least explored dimensions of exoplanet research; most stars targeted by large surveys are middle-aged by necessity or statistics. Yet the...

Red Dwarf (dM) stars are the most numerous stars in our Galaxy. These faint, cool, long-lived, and low mass stars make up > 80% of all stars in the Universe...

Atmospheric compositions can provide powerful diagnostics of formation and migration histories of planetary systems. In this talk, I will present the results of...

For thousands of years humankind has speculated on the existence of planets and life beyond the solar system, but until recently astronomers have had only our...

I will present the last results of the Transit Monitoring in the South (TraMoS) project. Since 2008, TraMoS has monitored transits of 30 exoplanets with...

So far more than 800 planets have been discovered and their characterization is becoming more important. Transiting planets offer the unique opportunity of...

Comets may have played an important role in depositing the organic matter that, between 4,6 and 3,6 billion of years ago, allowed the formation of life on the...