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MUSE-DARK - III. The evolution of the radial acceleration relation at intermediate redshifts

B. I. Ciocan, N. F. Bouché, J. Fensch, D. Krajnović, J. Freundlich, H. Desmond, B. Famaey and R. Techi

A&A, 709 (2026) L16

Published online: 19 May 2026
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Forecasting the occupancy of satellite megaconstellations in SKA observations

N. Cerardi, E. Tolley and F. di Vruno

A&A, 709 (2026) L19

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Asymmetrical thermonuclear supernovae triggered by the tidal disruption of white dwarfs

Pavan Vynatheya, Luc Dessart, Taeho Ryu and Rüdiger Pakmor

A&A, 709 (2026) A214

Published online: 19 May 2026
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A study of the diffusion mechanism in pulsar wind nebulae: Application to HESS J1420–607

Bo-Tao Zhu, Fang-Wu Lu and Li Zhang

A&A, 709 (2026) A225

Published online: 19 May 2026
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H.E.S.S. observations of composite Seyfert–starburst galaxies

H.E.S.S. Collaboration, A. Acharyya, F. Aharonian, H. Ashkar, M. Backes, V. Barbosa Martins, R. Batzofin, Y. Becherini, D. Berge, M. Böttcher et al. (113 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A138

Published online: 19 May 2026
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Transition from outside-in to inside-out at z ∼ 2: Evidence from radial profiles of the specific star formation rate based on JWST/HST

Jie Song, Enci Wang, Cheng Jia, Cheqiu Lyu, Yangyao Chen, Jinyang Wang, Fujia Li, Weiyu Ding, Guanwen Fang and Xu Kong

A&A, 709 (2026) A205

Published online: 19 May 2026
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Connecting the long-term variability behaviour of active galactic nuclei to their central engines

S. Kankkunen, M. Tornikoski and T. Hovatta

A&A, 709 (2026) A208

Published online: 19 May 2026
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Rate of repeating tidal disruption events with a 5–19 years interval

Yujun Yao, Luming Sun, Tao Wu, Shiyan Zhong, Ning Jiang and Xinwen Shu

A&A, 709 (2026) A209

Published online: 19 May 2026

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14995	Open Access FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5 N. Cuello, E. Bianchi, F. Ménard, L. Loinard, R. Hernández Garnica, A. Durán, C. Ceccarelli, M. J. Maureira, C. J. Chandler, C. Codella et al. (10 more) A&A, 705 (2026) L16 Published online: 14 January 2026
2030	Free Access KOI-200 b and KOI-889 b: Two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE, and HARPS-N G. Hébrard, J.-M. Almenara, A. Santerne, M. Deleuil, C. Damiani, A. S. Bonomo, F. Bouchy, G. Bruno, R. F. Díaz, G. Montagnier and C. Moutou A&A, 554 (2013) A114 Published online: 13 June 2013
1914	Free Access The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU J. Helbert, H. Rauer, D. C. Boice and W. F. Huebner A&A, 442 3 (2005) 1107-1120 Published online: 14 October 2005
1387	Planck 2018 results Free Access Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters Planck Collaboration, N. Aghanim, Y. Akrami, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, M. Ballardini, A. J. Banday, R. B. Barreiro, N. Bartolo et al. (172 more) A&A, 641 (2020) A6 Published online: 11 September 2020
1222	Press Release Open Access The edge of the Milky Way’s star-forming disc: Evidence from a ’U-shaped’ stellar age profile Karl Fiteni, Stuart Robert Anderson, Victor. P. Debattista, Joseph Caruana, João A. S. Amarante, Steven Gough-Kelly, Laurent Eyer, Leandro Beraldo e Silva, Tigran Khachaturyants and Virginia Cuomo A&A, 708 (2026) A252 Published online: 13 April 2026

Volume 709 (May 2026) (in progress)
1. JWST imaging of a galaxy protocluster in formation (Witten, C., et al., 2026, A&A, 709, A176)
2. Selected isotope densities of simulated WD TDEs (Vynatheya, P., et al., 2026, A&A, 709, A214)
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Volume 708 (April 2026)
1. JWST-NIRCam images of protoplanetary disks in the Orion Nebula Cluster (Amiot, P., et al., 2026, A&A, 708, A111)
2. Resolved protoplanetary discs at 1.3 mm (Bosschaart, Q., et al., 2026, A&A, 708, A143)
3. Antlia SNR observed in X-rays with eROSITA/SRG (Knies, F., et al., 2026, A&A, 708, A198)
4. JWST image of PLCKG165+67 and arc hosting supernova H0pe (Galan, A., et al., 2026, A&A, 708, A359)
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Volume 707 (March 2026)
1. Non-thermal filaments in the cluster Abell 2255 (De Rubeis, E., et al., 2026, A&A, 707, A49)
2. Turbulent burning in electron capture supernovae (Holas, A., et al., 2026, A&A, 707, A84)
3. A section of the Galactic plane in LoTSS-DR3 (Shimwell, T. W., et al., 2026, A&A, 707, A198)
4. β Pic submicro-arcsecond astrometry with GRAVITY+ (GRAVITY+ Collaboration, 2026, A&A, 707, A115)
5. Interstellar nebula powered by microquasar SS 433 (Sunyaev, R.., et al., 2026, A&A, 707, A278)
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27283	Open Access FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5 N. Cuello, E. Bianchi, F. Ménard, L. Loinard, R. Hernández Garnica, A. Durán, C. Ceccarelli, M. J. Maureira, C. J. Chandler, C. Codella et al. (10 more) A&A, 705 (2026) L16 Published online: 14 January 2026
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7515	Free Access KOI-200 b and KOI-889 b: Two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE, and HARPS-N G. Hébrard, J.-M. Almenara, A. Santerne, M. Deleuil, C. Damiani, A. S. Bonomo, F. Bouchy, G. Bruno, R. F. Díaz, G. Montagnier and C. Moutou A&A, 554 (2013) A114 Published online: 13 June 2013
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29424	Open Access FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5 N. Cuello, E. Bianchi, F. Ménard, L. Loinard, R. Hernández Garnica, A. Durán, C. Ceccarelli, M. J. Maureira, C. J. Chandler, C. Codella et al. (10 more) A&A, 705 (2026) L16 Published online: 14 January 2026
15744	Euclid on Sky Open Access Euclid - I. Overview of the Euclid mission Euclid Collaboration, Y. Mellier, Abdurro’uf, J. A. Acevedo Barroso, A. Achúcarro, J. Adamek, R. Adam, G. E. Addison, N. Aghanim, M. Aguena et al. (1130 more) A&A, 697 (2025) A1 Published online: 30 April 2025
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15286	Free Access The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU J. Helbert, H. Rauer, D. C. Boice and W. F. Huebner A&A, 442 3 (2005) 1107-1120 Published online: 14 October 2005
11603	Highlight Free Access Medium-resolution échelle spectroscopy of the Red Square Nebula, MWC 922 N. Wehres, B. B. Ochsendorf, A. G. G. M. Tielens, N. L. J. Cox, L. Kaper, J. Bally and T. P. Snow A&A, 601 (2017) A69 Published online: 03 May 2017

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MUSE-DARK - III. The evolution of the radial acceleration relation at intermediate redshifts

Forecasting the occupancy of satellite megaconstellations in SKA observations

Asymmetrical thermonuclear supernovae triggered by the tidal disruption of white dwarfs

A study of the diffusion mechanism in pulsar wind nebulae: Application to HESS J1420–607

H.E.S.S. observations of composite Seyfert–starburst galaxies

Transition from outside-in to inside-out at z ∼ 2: Evidence from radial profiles of the specific star formation rate based on JWST/HST

Connecting the long-term variability behaviour of active galactic nuclei to their central engines

Rate of repeating tidal disruption events with a 5–19 years interval

FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5

KOI-200 b and KOI-889 b: Two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE, and HARPS-N

The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

The edge of the Milky Way’s star-forming disc: Evidence from a ’U-shaped’ stellar age profile

FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5

The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU

The Local Distance Network: A community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at ∼1% precision

KOI-200 b and KOI-889 b: Two transiting exoplanets detected and characterized with Kepler, SOPHIE, and HARPS-N

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

FAUST - XXX. Dust enhancement in the young binary L1551 IRS 5

Euclid - I. Overview of the Euclid mission

Planck 2018 results - VI. Cosmological parameters

The chemistry of C₂ and C₃ in the coma of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at heliocentric distances r_h ≥ 2.9 AU

Medium-resolution échelle spectroscopy of the Red Square Nebula, MWC 922

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