Context. Low-surface-brightness galaxies (LSBGs) are important for understanding galaxy evolution and cosmological models. Nevertheless, the physical properties of these objects remain unknown, as even the detection of LSBGs can be challenging. Upcoming large-scale surveys are expected to uncover a large number of LSBGs, which will require accurate

We present a simulation-based cosmological analysis using a combination of Gaussian and non-Gaussian statistics of the weak lensing mass (convergence) maps from the first three years of the Dark Energy Survey. We implement the following: (1) second and third moments; (2) wavelet phase harmonics; (3) the scattering transform. Our analysis is fully

We study the stellar mass assembly of galaxies via the stellar mass function (SMF) and the coevolution with dark matter halos via abundance matching in the largest redshift range to date, 0.2 < z < 12. We used the 0.53 deg 2 imaged by JWST from the COSMOS-Web survey, in combination with ancillary imaging in over 30 photometric bands, to select

Aims. We aim to constrain the amplitude of the linear spectrum of density fluctuations (σ 8), the matter density parameter (Ω m), the Hubble constant (H 0), Γ = Ω ch, and S 8 from Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 (SDSS DR7) by studying the abundance of large voids in the large-scale structure of galaxies. Methods. Voids are identified as

Massive brane fluctuations, called branons, behave as weakly interacting massive particles, which is one of the most favored class of candidates to fulfill the role of the dark matter (DM), an elusive kind of matter beyond the Standard Model. We present a multi-target search in dwarf spheroidal galaxies for branon DM annihilation signatures with a

Context. Understanding and characterising the magnetic activity of M dwarfs is of paramount importance in the search for Earth-like exoplanets orbiting them. Energetic stellar activity phenomena, such as flares or coronal mass ejections, which are common in these stars, are deeply connected with the habitability and atmospheric evolution of the