ASGARD Research group

AStronomy Group for Academic Research and Dissemination

Valencian International University (VIU), Spain

The AStronomy Group for Academic Research and Dissemination (ASGARD) is composed by researchers at VIU. We work on several research lines, in the fields of galaxies, star clusters, stars, exoplanets and astronomical instrumentation, covering wavelengths from radio to X-rays (both photometry and spectroscopy). ASGARD members pursue individual projects while also collaborating on joint research endeavors, pooling resources and efforts to advance our collective scientific goals.

Latest news:

• April 2026: Marta Gonzalez, Elisa Nespoli, Elvis Lacruz and Nestor Sanchez participated with several talks in the Second Research Workshop of Centro Esencia, held in Valencia (Spain).

• March 2026: Pere Blay and Elisa Nespoli participated in a Conference about the Transient High-Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS) space mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), held in Torremolinos (Spain).

• September 2025: Elisa Nespoli, Nestor Sanchez, Marta González organized an online event titled "La Noche de la Formación Estelar", consisting of an invited lecture and a public remote observation session using telescopes from the Javalambre Observatory in Teruel. The event can be viewed on the following YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZmpSFuUj6Ew.

Our latest works:

S2D2: Small-scale Significant substructure DBSCAN Detection II. Tracing episodes and gradients of star formation activity. Marta González, Isabelle Joncour, Estelle Moraux, Frédérique Motte, Elisa Nespoli, Fabien Louvet, Maxime Valeille-Manet, Vicent Martínez-Badenes. Astronomy and Astrophysics (2026, accepted). Link to the publication.

Leaders and associated space debris around the Classical Laplace Plane. Elvis Lacruz, Daniel Casanova. Advances in Space Research (2026, accepted). Link to the publication.

RR Lyrae stars in intermediate-age Magellanic clusters: membership probabilities and delay time distribution. Bolivia Cuevas-Otahola, Cecilia Mateu, Ivan Cabrera-Ziri, Gustavo Bruzual, Fabiola Hernández-Pérez, Gladis Magris, Holger Baumgardt. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2025, volume 541, pp. 1434–1448). Link to the publication.

Stellar Occultation Observations of (38628) Huya and Its Satellite: A Detailed Look into the System. F. L. Rommel, E. Fernández-Valenzuela, B. C. N. Proudfoot, and 78 more, including Elvis Lacruz. The Planetary Science Journal (2025, volume 6, 48). Link to the publication.