Lines of research: Exoplanetary Systems & Solar System (SEYSS)

Exoplanetary Systems & Solar System (SEYSS)

The area of planetary and solar systems involves several research groups working on Exoplanets, Solar System and Cultural Astronomy. Our main objectives are:

  • The detection and characterization of giant and rocky planets around nearby stars using the most advanced instruments (CARMENES, ESPRESSO, HARPS Norte y Sur, SONG, LCO, MUSCAT2) and space missions (CoRoT, Kepler K2, CHEOPS, TESS and PLATO). The group is particularly interested in the study of terrestrial planets in the habitable zone of their host stars where water can be in liquid form.
  • The characterization of the atmospheres of planets to know their structure and composition, both by transits and direct imaging, using ground-based telescopes such as GTC and space missions such as CHEOPS.
  • Investigate the formation of exoplanet systems by studying the chemical composition of planet host stars, and the dynamical evolution of exoplanets at their early stages of formation.
  • Study the physical properties of different families of minor bodies of the Solar System (asteroids, comets, trans-neptunian objects, etc.) to understand the origin and evolution of Solar System with GTC and space missions such as OSIRIS-REx.
  • The study of ancient cosmologies through cultural astronomy and the defense of cultural heritage through the astronomy.
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    On the HU Aquarii planetary system hypothesis
    In this paper, we investigate the eclipse timing of the polar binary HU Aquarii that has been observed for almost two decades. Recently, Qian et al. attributed...
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    On the Orientation of Ancient Egyptian Temples: (4) Epilogue in Serabit el Khadim and Overview
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    On the Orientation of Ancient Egyptian Temples: (5) Testing the Theory in Middle Egypt and Sudan
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    ON THE ORIENTATION OF EARLY BRONZE AGE TOMBS IN ANCIENT MAGAN
    Orientation studies have recently received considerable attention in the archaeological domain as a source of information that may shed light on a number of...
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    On the orientation of historic Christian churches of Fuerteventura: conciliating tradition, winds and topography
    We present the results of an analysis of the precise spatial orientation of colonial Christian churches located in the Canary Island of Fuerteventura (Spain)...
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    On the Orientation of Metgalithic Monuments of the Transjordan Plateau: New Clues for an Astronomical Interpretation
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    On the Orientation of Prehistoric Sardinian Monuments: A Comparative Statistical Approach
    On the basis of a recently updated data base of Sardinian Megalithic monuments, we perform two independent statistical analyses on several groups of these...
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    On the orientation of Roman cities in Hispania: preliminary results
    Despite the fact that ancient writings indicate a clear necessity to orient Roman towns according to the path of the sun (Hyginus Gromatius, Constitutio, 1), Le...
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    On the Presence of Metallofullerenes in Fullerene-rich Circumstellar Envelopes
    The presence of neutral C 60 fullerenes in circumstellar environments has been firmly established by astronomical observations as well as laboratory experiments...