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The m_max-M_ecl relation in the LEGUS clusters

Marie Zinnkann, Tereza Jerabkova, Zhiqiang Yan, Pavel Kroupa, Yannik Ostermann, Eda Gjergo, Akram Hasani Zonoozi, Hosein Haghi and Jan Pflamm-Altenburg

A&A, 709 (2026) A4

Published online: 28 April 2026
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Spin-up and spin distribution of stellar black holes grown by gas accretion in proto-stellar clusters

Zacharias Roupas

A&A, 709 (2026) A5

Published online: 28 April 2026
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STEP survey - III. STEPping stones between the clouds: the star formation history of the Magellanic Bridge

F. Ficara, V. Ripepi, M. Cignoni, M. Gatto, M. Marconi, M. Tosi, M. Bellazzini, E. K. Grebel, M. R. Cioni, C. Tortora and A. Mercurio

A&A, 709 (2026) A10

Published online: 28 April 2026
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How interacting winds shape the mechanical feedback of massive star clusters over millions of years

T. Vieu, L. Härer and B. Reville

A&A, 709 (2026) A11

Published online: 28 April 2026
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Dynamical state of four open clusters

Shoucheng Wang, Jiaxin Wang, Jun Ma, Zhen-Yu Wu and Rong Zhou

A&A, 709 (2026) A20

Published online: 28 April 2026
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Exploring the surface of HD 189733 via Doppler shadow analysis of planetary transits

E. C. Gonçalves, E. Cristo, W. Dethier, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, P. T. P. Viana, T. Azevedo Silva, R. Allart and V. Bourrier

A&A, 709 (2026) A16

Published online: 28 April 2026
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Survival of protoplanetary disks in Upper Scorpius from population synthesis models with external photoevaporation

Jingyi Ping, Rossella Anania, Paola Pinilla and Miguel Vioque

A&A, 709 (2026) A6

Published online: 28 April 2026
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Shaken, not stirred: Inefficient mixing of CM- and CI-like materials

S. E. Anderson, P. Vernazza and M. Brož

A&A, 709 (2026) A8

Published online: 28 April 2026

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3895	Open Access The Local Distance Network: A community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at ∼1% precision H0DN Collaboration, Stefano Casertano, Gagandeep Anand, Richard I. Anderson, Rachael Beaton, Anupam Bhardwaj, John P. Blakeslee, Paula Boubel, Louise Breuval, Dillon Brout et al. (28 more) A&A, 708 (2026) A166 Published online: 10 April 2026
3235	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
2248	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
2016	Press Release Open Access Imaging the innermost circumstellar environment of the red supergiant WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud K. Ohnaka, K.-H. Hofmann, G. Weigelt, J. Th. van Loon, D. Schertl and S. R. Goldman A&A, 691 (2024) L15 Published online: 21 November 2024
1880	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

Volume 709 (May 2026) (in progress)
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Volume 708 (April 2026) (in progress)
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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6144	Open Access The Local Distance Network: A community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at ∼1% precision H0DN Collaboration, Stefano Casertano, Gagandeep Anand, Richard I. Anderson, Rachael Beaton, Anupam Bhardwaj, John P. Blakeslee, Paula Boubel, Louise Breuval, Dillon Brout et al. (28 more) A&A, 708 (2026) A166 Published online: 10 April 2026
6005	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
5168	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
3850	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
3774	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

17405	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
15606	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
14276	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
10166	Open Access Identifying astrophysical anomalies in 99.6 million source cutouts from the Hubble legacy archive using AnomalyMatch David O’Ryan and Pablo Gómez A&A, 704 (2025) A227 Published online: 16 December 2025
8961	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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The m_max-M_ecl relation in the LEGUS clusters

Spin-up and spin distribution of stellar black holes grown by gas accretion in proto-stellar clusters

STEP survey - III. STEPping stones between the clouds: the star formation history of the Magellanic Bridge

How interacting winds shape the mechanical feedback of massive star clusters over millions of years

Dynamical state of four open clusters

Exploring the surface of HD 189733 via Doppler shadow analysis of planetary transits

Survival of protoplanetary disks in Upper Scorpius from population synthesis models with external photoevaporation

Shaken, not stirred: Inefficient mixing of CM- and CI-like materials

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

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

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

Imaging the innermost circumstellar environment of the red supergiant WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

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

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

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

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

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

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

Euclid - I. Overview of the Euclid mission

Identifying astrophysical anomalies in 99.6 million source cutouts from the Hubble legacy archive using AnomalyMatch

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

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