Red supergiants are important contributors to interstellar medium through massive wind. Due to serious interstellar extinction, the complete sample of RSGs is extremely difficult to obtain in our Galaxy. As two of the largest spiral galaxies in the Local Group, M31 and M33 can serve as a reference to analyze the global contribution of RSGs to the galactic medium. By using evident branching of...
Dark matter halos are the major composition of the cosmic structures in our Universe and, therefore, play a central role in studying galaxies and cosmology. In cosmological N-body simulations, dark matter halos can be investigated from three perspectives: their structures, assembly histories, and spatial clustering. This talk will focus on our recent work on this topic. In the first part, I wil...
With the advent of massive large-scale sky surveys, such as, the SDSS for photometry, the LAMOST for spectroscopy, and Gaia for astrometry, we are entering a golden era of Galactic studies and precise multi-dimensional information (e.g., 3D position, 3D velocity, chemical element abundance ratios, and stellar age) is now available for some huge samples of stars in the Milky Way. Leveraging thes...
The migration of planets, through the exchange of angular momentum with the protoplanetary discs in which they form, is likely to be important during planet formation. Evidence for migration is provided by systems of multiple exoplanets in which the planets are in mean motion resonances, and by the orbital configurations of circumbinary planets. However, attempts to reproduce the known populati...
Galaxies are complex systems influenced by numerous factors. Despite extensive research, we cannot yet explain the diverse properties of nearby galaxies. Gas accretion, environments, galaxy merging, and supermassive black hole (SMBH) feedback play pivotal roles in galaxy evolution. In this talk, I will present an overview of my recent and current research. My work entails a comprehensive compar...