Context. Investigating whether and how galaxy mergers affect black hole growth can be a determinant for black hole-galaxy coevolution models and, in particular, for understanding how early Universe seed black holes grew to become supermassive. However, while mergers have been observed to enhance the active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity and thus

Cosmic birefringence (CB) is the rotation of the photons' linear polarisation plane during propagation. Such an effect is a tracer of parity-violating extensions of standard electromagnetism and would probe the existence of a new cosmological field acting as dark matter or dark energy. It has become customary to employ cosmic microwave background

We present deep K s-band imaging of the extreme T subdwarf CWISE J221706.28‑145437.6. Using the new photometry, we construct its spectral energy distribution and find this object exhibits exceptionally strong collision-induced absorption in the H and K band. The comparison with the nearest benchmark extreme T subdwarf WISEA J181006.18‑101000.5

Context. A fraction of the small bodies that formed in the outer Solar System (beyond Uranus and Neptune) are predicted to have been implanted in the inner Solar System (P- and D-type asteroids and Jupiter trojans) following the outward migration of these two planets (Nice model). Aims. We further test the hypothesis that small bodies in the inner

T CrB is a symbiotic recurrent nova that last erupted in 1946. Given its recurrence time-scale of approximately 80 yr, the next outburst is eagerly anticipated by the astronomical community. In this work, we analyse the optical light curves of T CrB, comparing recent photometric evolution with historical data to evaluate potential predictive

Despite the immense voids and vast distances that separate stars, our cosmic neighborhood remains a dynamic stage where emerging phenomena consistently challenge our present comprehension. One of the most intriguing enigmas involves the appearance of objects originating from distant stellar systems. We provide an introduction to the realm of