This article gives an overview of the constitution, physical conditions, and observables of
dust in the interstellar medium of nearby galaxies. We first review the macroscopic, spatial …

A critical review of the very long-standing problem of the diffuse interstellar bands is
presented with emphasis on spectroscopic aspects of observational, modelling and …

High-dispersion observations of the Na i D λλ5890, 5896 and K i λλ7665, 7699 interstellar
lines, and the diffuse interstellar band at 5780 Å in the spectra of 32 Type Ia supernovae are …

Recent advances in laboratory spectroscopy lead to the claim of ionized
Buckminsterfullerene (C60+) as the carrier of two diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in the near …

We report on an analysis of the gas and dust budget in the interstellar medium (ISM) of the
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Recent observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope …

We present a re-appraisal of the temperatures of red supergiants (RSGs) using their optical
and near-infrared spectral energy distributions (SEDs). We have obtained data of a sample …

Observations of individual massive stars, super-luminous supernovae, gamma-ray bursts,
and gravitational wave events involving spectacular black hole mergers indicate that the low …

Aiming for a new and more comprehensive DIB catalog between 4000 and 9000 Å, we
revisited the Atlas Catalog based on the observations of HD 183143 and HD 204827 …

We present the discovery of molecular hydrogen (H 2), including the presence of
vibrationally-excited H 2* in the optical spectrum of the afterglow of GRB 120815A at z= 2.36 …

Aims. We study the effects of local environmental conditions affecting the diffuse interstellar
band (DIB) carriers within the Upper Scorpius subgroup of the Sco OB2 association. The aim …