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How drifting and evaporating pebbles shape giant planets - I. Heavy element content and atmospheric C/O

Aaron David Schneider and Bertram Bitsch

A&A, 654 (2021) A71

Published online: 13 October 2021
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How drifting and evaporating pebbles shape giant planets - II. Volatiles and refractories in atmospheres

Aaron David Schneider and Bertram Bitsch

A&A, 654 (2021) A72

Published online: 13 October 2021
The obliquity and atmosphere of the ultra-hot Jupiter TOI-1431b (MASCARA-5b): A misaligned orbit and no signs of atomic or molecular absorptions

M. Stangret, E. Pallé, N. Casasayas-Barris, M. Oshagh, A. Bello-Arufe, R. Luque, V. Nascimbeni, F. Yan, J. Orell-Miquel, D. Sicilia et al. (14 more)

A&A, 654 (2021) A73

Published online: 13 October 2021
The young Hobson family: Possible binary parent body and low-velocity dispersal

D. Vokrouhlický, M. Brož, B. Novaković and D. Nesvorný

A&A, 654 (2021) A75

Published online: 13 October 2021
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Multiple photoionization for the K shell in the Fe atom

Sigitas Kučas, Aušra Kynienė, Šarūnas Masys and Valdas Jonauskas

A&A, 654 (2021) A74

Published online: 13 October 2021
Galaxy populations in haloes in high-density environments

Ignacio G. Alfaro, Andrés N. Ruiz, Heliana E. Luparello, Facundo Rodriguez and Diego Garcia Lambas

A&A, 654 (2021) A62

Published online: 12 October 2021
Evaluating the origins of the secondary bias based on the correlation of halo properties with the linear density field

X. Wang, H. Wang, H. J. Mo, J. J. Shi and Y. Jing

A&A, 654 (2021) A67

Published online: 12 October 2021
Abell 1430: A merging cluster with exceptional diffuse radio emission

M. Hoeft, C. Dumba, A. Drabent, K. Rajpurohit, M. Rossetti, S. E. Nuza, R. J. van Weeren, H. Meusinger, A. Botteon, G. Brunetti et al. (9 more)

A&A, 654 (2021) A68

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268	Free Access Study of Pluto’s atmosphere based on 2020 stellar occultation light curve results Atila Poro, Farzaneh Ahangarani Farahani, Majid Bahraminasr, Maryam Hadizadeh, Fatemeh Najafi Kodini, Maryam Rezaee and Mahsa Seifi Gargari A&A, 653 (2021) L7 Published online: 21 September 2021
233	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
201	Press Release Open Access Solar inertial modes: Observations, identification, and diagnostic promise Laurent Gizon, Robert H. Cameron, Yuto Bekki, Aaron C. Birch, Richard S. Bogart, Allan Sacha Brun, Cilia Damiani, Damien Fournier, Laura Hyest, Kiran Jain et al. (3 more) A&A, 652 (2021) L6 Published online: 06 August 2021
197	Free Access The reaction between NH₃⁺ and CH₃COOH: a possible process for the formation of glycine precursors in the interstellar medium L. Largo, P. Redondo, V. M. Rayón, A. Largo and C. Barrientos A&A, 516 (2010) A79 Published online: 19 July 2010
182	Gaia Early Data Release 3 Press Release Free Access Gaia Early Data Release 3 - Summary of the contents and survey properties Gaia Collaboration, A. G. A. Brown, A. Vallenari, T. Prusti, J. H. J. de Bruijne, C. Babusiaux, M. Biermann, O. L. Creevey, D. W. Evans, L. Eyer et al. (416 more) A&A, 649 (2021) A1 Published online: 28 April 2021

Volume 654 (October 2021)(open volume)
1. The supersonic pulsar wind nebula IGR J11014–6103 (Bordas, P., et al., 2021, A&A, 654, A4)
2. A multicomponent radio halo in the highly disturbed galaxy cluster Abell 2744 (Rajpurohit, K., et al., A&A, 2021, 654, A41)
3. Detailed views of the largest asteroids with VLT/SPHERE (Vernazza, P., et al., 2021, A&A, 654, A56)
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Volume 653 (September 2021)
1. Particle aggregation in an electric field aboard the ISS (Koch, T. E., et al., 2021, A&A, 653, A1)
2. A census of molecular clouds within 2 kpc distance (Spikler, A., et al., 2021, A&A, 653, A63)
3. The lithology of Vesta unraveled by the VIR spectrometer (Rousseau, B., et al., 2021, A&A, 653, A118)
4. Crack formation on organic-rich comet analogs (Haack, D., et al., 2021, A&A, 653, A153)
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Volume 652 (August 2021)
1. ρ Oph region: two dynamically distinct populations (Grasser, N., et al., 2021, A&A, 652, A2)
2. Three dwarf galaxies discovered around NGC 253 (Martinez-Delgado, D., et al., 2021, A&A, 652, A48)
3. Convective shell simulation on a cubed-sphere mesh (Edelmann, P. V. F., et al., 2021, A&A, 652, A53)
4. TESS massive eclipsing binaries across the sky (IJspeert, L. W., et al., 2021, A&A, 652, A120)
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1801	Press Release Free Access (216) Kleopatra, a low density critically rotating M-type asteroid F. Marchis, L. Jorda, P. Vernazza, M. Brož, J. Hanuš, M. Ferrais, F. Vachier, N. Rambaux, M. Marsset, M. Viikinkoski et al. (29 more) A&A, 653 (2021) A57 Published online: 09 September 2021
1336	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
1136	Press Release Open Access Solar inertial modes: Observations, identification, and diagnostic promise Laurent Gizon, Robert H. Cameron, Yuto Bekki, Aaron C. Birch, Richard S. Bogart, Allan Sacha Brun, Cilia Damiani, Damien Fournier, Laura Hyest, Kiran Jain et al. (3 more) A&A, 652 (2021) L6 Published online: 06 August 2021
969	Planck 2015 results Free Access Planck 2015 results - XXVIII. The Planck Catalogue of Galactic cold clumps Planck Collaboration, P. A. R. Ade, N. Aghanim, M. Arnaud, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, A. J. Banday, R. B. Barreiro, N. Bartolo et al. (213 more) A&A, 594 (2016) A28 Published online: 20 September 2016
960	Press Release Free Access An advanced multipole model for (216) Kleopatra triple system M. Brož, F. Marchis, L. Jorda, J. Hanuš, P. Vernazza, M. Ferrais, F. Vachier, N. Rambaux, M. Marsset, M. Viikinkoski et al. (30 more) A&A, 653 (2021) A56 Published online: 09 September 2021

7248	Free Access A high pitch angle structure in the Sagittarius Arm M. A. Kuhn, R. A. Benjamin, C. Zucker, A. Krone-Martins, R. S. de Souza, A. Castro-Ginard, E. E. O. Ishida, M. S. Povich and L. A. Hillenbrand A&A, 651 (2021) L10 Published online: 21 July 2021
3562	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
3247	Planck 2015 results Free Access Planck 2015 results - XXVIII. The Planck Catalogue of Galactic cold clumps Planck Collaboration, P. A. R. Ade, N. Aghanim, M. Arnaud, M. Ashdown, J. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, A. J. Banday, R. B. Barreiro, N. Bartolo et al. (213 more) A&A, 594 (2016) A28 Published online: 20 September 2016
3221	Free Access A triple active galactic nucleus in the NGC 7733–7734 merging group Jyoti Yadav, Mousumi Das, Sudhanshu Barway and Francoise Combes A&A, 651 (2021) L9 Published online: 19 July 2021
2571	Press Release Open Access Solar inertial modes: Observations, identification, and diagnostic promise Laurent Gizon, Robert H. Cameron, Yuto Bekki, Aaron C. Birch, Richard S. Bogart, Allan Sacha Brun, Cilia Damiani, Damien Fournier, Laura Hyest, Kiran Jain et al. (3 more) A&A, 652 (2021) L6 Published online: 06 August 2021

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