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The Neptunian ridge as a natural outcome of high-eccentricity tidal migration

A. Castro-González, V. Bourrier, D. Ehrenreich, D. J. Armstrong, A. C. M. Correia and M. Lendl

A&A, 709 (2026) L17

Published online: 20 May 2026
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Geometric search for Hawking radiation from nearby primordial black holes

Shuo Xiao and Shuang-Nan Zhang

A&A, 709 (2026) L18

Published online: 20 May 2026
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Gamma-ray signature of superluminous supernovae: Fermi-LAT GeV detection of SN 2017egm and evidence of a central engine

F. Acero, A. Acharyya, A. Adelfio, M. Ajello, E. Aviano, L. Baldini, J. Ballet, C. Bartolini, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra Gonzalez et al. (109 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A229

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Revealing the stellar population of the ultra-obscured Galactic globular cluster Glimpse-C02

M. Loriga, M. Cadelano, C. Pallanca, F. R. Ferraro, B. Lanzoni, L. Chiappino, C. Crociati, E. Dalessandro, C. Giusti, S. Leanza et al. (3 more)

A&A, 709 (2026) A186

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Evidence for a bloated massive protostar in IRAS 20126+4104

R. Cesaroni

A&A, 709 (2026) A204

Published online: 20 May 2026
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Understanding mechanisms underlying solar cycle predictability with a general framework

Binghang Li, Jie Jiang and Yukun Luo

A&A, 709 (2026) A220

Published online: 20 May 2026
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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

Published online: 19 May 2026

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15244	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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1912	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
1356	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
1239	Press Release Highlight Free Access The nature of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets Simon L. Grimm, Brice-Olivier Demory, Michaël Gillon, Caroline Dorn, Eric Agol, Artem Burdanov, Laetitia Delrez, Marko Sestovic, Amaury H. M. J. Triaud, Martin Turbet et al. (16 more) A&A, 613 (2018) A68 Published online: 04 June 2018

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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28291	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
9440	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
7746	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
7701	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
5344	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

30512	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
15942	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
15701	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
15142	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
11952	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 Neptunian ridge as a natural outcome of high-eccentricity tidal migration

Geometric search for Hawking radiation from nearby primordial black holes

Gamma-ray signature of superluminous supernovae: Fermi-LAT GeV detection of SN 2017egm and evidence of a central engine

Revealing the stellar population of the ultra-obscured Galactic globular cluster Glimpse-C02

Evidence for a bloated massive protostar in IRAS 20126+4104

Understanding mechanisms underlying solar cycle predictability with a general framework

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

Forecasting the occupancy of satellite megaconstellations in SKA observations

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 nature of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

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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