Searches for planets around evolved G-K subgiant and giant stars are essential for developing general understanding of planet formation and evolution of the planetary systems. Precise radial velocity (RV) measurements of giants have lead to the discovery of ten planets around such star. However, the long period radial velocity variations of red

The Magellanic System represents one of the best places to study the formation and evolution of galaxies. Photometric surveys of various depths, areas and wavelengths have had a significant impact on our understanding of the system; however, a complete picture is still lacking. VMC (the VISTA near-infrared YJKs survey of the Magellanic System) will

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New results of a program to study BAL + IR + FeII QSOs, using Gemini/GMOS-IFU spectroscopy and HST data, are presented for IRAS 17002+5153 and IRAS 07598+6508. In particular, the Gemini GMOS-IFU data show that: (i) IRAS 17002+5153: the 3D spectra in the region of the shells (at radius of 1.3") show multiple emission line components (with Δ V~280-

We present age and metallicity determinations for 49 star clusters in the SMC from Washington CT1 photometry and integrated spectra. Two of the observed clusters resulted to be relatively old object (age ~ 6.5 Gyr). In addition, we confirm that the further a cluster is from the center of the galaxy, the older and more metal-poor it is, with some