The MASCARA/bRing network consists of four separate observatories, located in La Palma, La Silla, Sutherland, and Siding Springs, and searches for exoplanet transits around bright stars. The three southern hemisphere stations allow for near continuous observations between the declination range of -30 to -90 degrees. These stations are sensitive to

We describe the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) as an archetypal mid-scale program, including the technical, scientific, and organizational aspects underpinning its success over the last twenty years. Based on the SDSS experience, we present six recommendations that the funding mechanisms for mid-scale programs should be designed to ensure.

We present an analysis of the spectroscopic properties of the Lixiaohua asteroid family, which hosts two main-belt comets. This study will enhance our knowledge of how primitive asteroids were formed and the abundance of their water reservoir. Mapping the water abundance among the Solar System small body populations is a key constrain to understand

162173 Ryugu, the target of Hayabusa2, is a spinning top-shaped asteroid. Observations by Optical Navigation Camera onboard Hayabusa2 have shown that the western side of this asteroid possesses a smooth surface and a sharp equatorial ridge, compared to the other side. Here, we propose that a rotationally-driven deformation process generated the

We found detections of water vapour and winds in the atmospheres of hot Jupiters HD 189733 b and HD 209458 b

We investigate the contribution of clumps and satellites to the galaxy mass assembly. We analysed spatially resolved HubbleSpace Telescope observations (imaging and slitless spectroscopy) of 53 star-forming galaxies at z ̃ 1-3. We created continuum and emission line maps and pinpointed residual `blobs' detected after subtracting the galaxy disc