The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is a NASA mission that started scientific operations in July 2018. Over two years it will cover the entire sky...
Unveiling the missing populations of X-ray binaries: dormant black holes and ultra-compact systems
X-ray binaries are excellent laboratories to study the physics of relativistic stars. On the one hand, they provide robust evidence for the existence of black...
Unveiling the Properties of Stellar Fosils in the Local Group Environment
The main objective of this project is the study of the primeval star formation in nearby systems. In particular, we will address this research in three...
Using machine-learning techniques to drag galaxies from the noise in deep imaging
We propose to extend our current lead in the area of deep astronomical imaging to decipher the secrets of galaxy formation and evolution. In particular, we will...
Vacuum equipment, cryogenics and automatic safety control in cryogenic infrastructures
We propose the acquisition of specific technological equipment for the adaptation and safety control of the IAC infrastructures dedicated to the realization of...
Weak emission lines and chemical composition in ionized nebula
The analysis of emission line spectra of photoionized nebulae allows us to determine the chemical composition of the interstellar medium from the solar...
Weave: Cluster Surveys: A New Vision of the role of the environment in Galazy Evolution
The environment plays a key role in the formation and evolution of galaxies. Clusters of galaxies are the most massive and virialized structures known in the...