Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) is the most successful theory for the formation of structure in the Universe. Although its predictions have been verified on...

X-ray binaries (XRBs) are binary systems where a compact object, either a black hole or a neutron star, accretes matter from a stellar companion via an...

Supernovae are usually cast as efficient dust destroyers. I will show that, when realistic environments are taken into account, they instead emerge as net dust...

It is widely accepted that most galaxies undergo an active phase during their evolution. The impact of the energy released by active galactic nuclei (AGN) has...

The diversity and prolific number of planets discovered have revolutionised our conception of the nature planet in the Universe. They have opened up the idea of...

We are living in a golden era for testing gravitational physics with precision experiments. This talk will present new results using a variety of tests with...

Thanks to its unique capabilities, the MUSE integral field spectrograph at ESO VLT has given us new insight of the Universe at high redshift. In this talk I...

During the last few decades, we've begun to glimpse the universe not just with photons, but also with other messengers like cosmic rays, neutrinos, and even...

HAYDN is one of the ten mission concepts proposed to ESA’s M-class call (M8) after its Step-1 selection. It is designed to revolutionise our understanding of...