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 holes (BHs), the pinnacle of extreme gravity. On the other, they allow investigations on neutron stars (NS) the densest form of matter known. In addition, accretion on matter (provided by the

The EU-funded GALSIZE project aims to I) establish a new paradigm of galaxy data-model comparisons, II) characterize the nature of, and coupling between, dark and luminous matter in galaxies, with the aid of scaling relations, mass tracers, and numerical simulations, and III) expand model inferences into the uncharted realm of low-mass galaxies. To

Contract Ramón y Cajal to develop his research work in the specific research project "Weak decays of hadrons as laboratories of New Physics and QCD".

The project addresses the development of solutions for High Performance Computing (HPC) supporting the adoption of applications with industrial and societal relevance for Europe on evolving HPC hardware and system software/programming environments. IAC coordinates Task 6 (Facilitation of access to scientific and technical expertise and knowledge

Contract Ramón y Cajal to develop its research work in the specific research project "Solar and Stellar Magnetism through Spectro-Polarimetry"

The investigation of near Earth Objects (NEOs) can provide crucial information on the formation and early evolution of the solar system and is also important to constrain the asteroidal contribution to the delivery of prebiotic material (water and organic molecules) to our planet (e.g., Pierazzo and Chyba, 1999; Morbidelli et al., 2000; Saladino et