2023 Press releases

Based on the article "Surveying the Whirlpool at Arcseconds with NOEMA (SWAN). I. Mapping the HCN and N2H+ 3mm lines", by K. S. Stuber et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 680, A105

Based on the article "First exploration of the runaway greenhouse transition with a 3D General Circulation Model", by G. Chaverot et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 680, A103

Based on the article "TOI-1736 and TOI-2141: Two systems including sub-Neptunes around solar analogs revealed by TESS and SOPHIE", by E. Martioli et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 680, A84

Based on the article "Investigating Gaia EDR3 parallax systematics using asteroseismology of Cool Giant Stars observed by Kepler, K2, and TESS. II. Deciphering Gaia parallax systematics using red clump stars", by S. Khan et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 680, A105

Based on the article "SUNRISE: The rich molecular inventory of high-redshift dusty galaxies revealed by broadband spectral line surveys", by C. Yang et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 680, A95

Based on the article "Selection of powerful radio galaxies with machine learning", by R.  Carvajal et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 679, A101

Based on the article "A JWST inventory of protoplanetary disk ices. The edge-on protoplanetary disk HH 48 NE, seen with the Ice Age ERS program", by J. A. Sturm et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 679, A138

Based on the article "A giant thin stellar stream in the Coma Galaxy Cluster", by J. Roman et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 679, A157

The Board of Directors of A&A is pleased to announce that each recipient of the A&A Awards 2024 will be recognized with a cash prize of 2000 Euros. The A&A Awards underscore the commitment of the Journal to promote the scientific work of young researchers for their outstanding contributions to the field published in A&A.

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Based on the article "Decoding the IRX–β dust attenuation relation in star-forming galaxies at intermediate redshift", by M.  Hamed et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 676, A26

We are excited to announce that after 20 years of reliable service, our Manuscript Management System (MMS) is nearing the end of its operational lifespan. In response to the changing landscape of academic publishing, we are migrating to NESTOR (New Editorial System Tool for Research)—a platform designed and developed specifically with A&A's needs in mind. The migration will commence on Monday, 6th November 2023 at 18:00 CET and conclude with NESTOR becoming operational on Thursday, 9th November 2023 at 13:00 CET. The migration aims to enhance your experience by offering advanced features, improved security, and an intuitive user interface tailored for authors, referees, and editors. As part of this migration, all existing data—including registered users, manuscripts, and associated data—will be securely transferred to the new system.

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Based on the article "Monitoring the large-scale magnetic field of AD Leo with SPIRou, ESPaDOnS, and Narval. Towards a magnetic polarity reversal?", by S. Bellotti et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 676, A56

The Board of Directors of A&A attributes two yearly awards for outstanding research published in A&A by individuals in the initial stages of their careers. With these two awards, the Board wishes to express its appreciation, and contribute to the enthusiasm, of the new generation of researchers who will be shaping astronomy for the decades to come.

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Based on the article "A resolved rotating disk wind from a young T Tauri star in the Bok globule CB26", by R. Launhardt

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 678, A135

Based on the articles

"Gaia Focused Product Release: Radial velocity time series of long-period variables", by Gaia Collaboration

"Gaia Focused Product Release: Spatial distribution of two diffuse interstellar bands", by Gaia Collaboration

"Gaia Focused Product Release: Sources from service interface function image analysis. Half a million new sources in omega Centauri", by Gaia Collaboration

"Gaia Focused Product Release: Asteroid orbital solution. Properties and assessment", by Gaia Collaboration

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Based on the article "Measuring the Hubble constant with kilonovae using the expanding photosphere method", by A. Sneppen et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 678, A14

Based on the article "Detection of the Keplerian decline in the Milky Way rotation curve", by Y. J Jiao et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A), a leading international journal dedicated to the dissemination of original research across the broad spectrum of astronomical and astrophysical disciplines, is pleased to announce the appointment of three new associate editors to its editorial board: Vasiliki Pavlidou, Andreas Koch-Hansen, and Eva Schinnerer.

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Paris, France, September 06, 2023. The annual meeting of the A&A Board of Directors was held in Heraklion, Greece on May 31st and June 1st 2023. During this meeting, the A&A Board, the governing body of the journal, made several key decisions. These included defining long-term scientific policies, establishing publishing guidelines, and appointing new Scientific Editors. Additionally, the Board recommended approval of the journal budget to the ESO Council and took other actions to maintain and develop A&A's status as one of the premier peer-reviewed journals in the field.

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Based on the article "Star-formation-driven outflows in local dwarf galaxies as revealed from [CII] observations by Herschel", by M. Romano et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 677, A44

Based on the article "Matter ejections behind the highs and lows of the transitional millisecond pulsar PSRJ1023+0038", by M. C. Baglio et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 677, A30

Based on the article "Wide binaries demonstrate the consistency of rotational evolution between open cluster and field stars", by D. Gruner et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

The winner of the third edition of the A&A award for a paper by a PhD student was announced at the annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society in Krakow, Poland.

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Based on the article "Tentative co-orbital submillimeter emission within the Lagrangian region L₅ of the protoplanet PDS 70 b", by O. Balsalobre-Ruza et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Based on the article "X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive stars at low metallicity. I. Project description", by J. S. Vink et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 675, A154

Based on the article "The extremely high albedo of LTT 9779 b revealed by CHEOPS. An ultrahot Neptune with a highly metallic atmosphere", by S. Hoyer et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 675, A81

Based on the article "Unintended electromagnetic radiation from Starlink satellites detected with LOFAR between 110 and 188 MHz", by F. Di Vruno et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Based on the articles

"The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array. I. The dataset and timing analysis", by EPTA Collaboration 2023, A&A, 678, A48

"The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array. II. Customised pulsar noise models for spatially correlated gravitational waves", by EPTA Collaboration 2023, A&A, 678, A49

"The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array. III. Search for gravitational wave signals", by EPTA Collaboration 2023, A&A, 678, A50

Based on the article "The IACOB project. IX.Building a modern empirical database of Galactic O9 - B9 supergiants: Sample selection, description, and completeness", by A. de Burgos et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 674, A212

Based on the article "A partially stripped massive star in a Be binary at low metallicity. A missing link towards Be X-ray binaries and double neutron star mergers", by V. Ramachandran et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 674, L12

EDP Sciences, in collaboration with the European Southern Observatory (ESO), has announced the introduction of links between Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) articles and corresponding ESO datasets. This initiative establishes A&A as the first major astronomy journal to feature such links, significantly enhancing research discoverability and facilitating a more comprehensive reader experience.

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Based on the article "X-ray properties of the white dwarf pulsar eRASSU J191213.9-441044", by A. D. Schwope et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 674, L9

Based on the article "The slippery slope of dust attenuation curves: Dependence of dust attenuation slopes on morphology up to z = 4", by H. Hamed et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 674, A99

Based on the article "TOI-5678 b: A 48-day transiting Neptune-mass planet characterized with CHEOPS and HARPS", by S. Ulmer-Moll et al.

and "Refined parameters of the HD 22946 planetary system and the true orbital period of planet d", by Z. Garai et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 674, A43 and A44

Based on the article "Imaging of the internal structure of an asteroid analogue from quasi-monostatic microwave measurement data. I. The frequency domain approach", by A. Dufaure et al.

and "Imaging of the internal structure of an asteroid analogue from quasi-monostatic microwave measurement data. II. The time domain approach", by L. I. Sorsa et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 674, A72 and A73

Based on the article "VISIONS: The VISTA Star Formation Atlas. I. Survey overview", by S. Meingast et al.

and "VISIONS: The VISTA Star Formation Atlas. II. The data processing pipeline", by S. Meingast et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 673, A58 and A59

Paris, France, 3 May 2023: Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is pleased to announce that it will continue to publish its research in open access for the second consecutive year under the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model. In contrast to other core astronomy journals that have transitioned or will transition to open access via the Gold (APC) route, A&A has chosen a different approach to achieve immediate open access while minimizing any potential disruption to authors or subscribers. This decision reaffirms A&A's commitment to making its high-quality research easily accessible to the global scientific community, while also ensuring sustainability and financial stability for the journal.

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Based on the article "The Apertif Radio Transient System (ARTS): Design, commissioning, data release, and detection of the first five fast radio bursts", by J. van Leeuwen et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 672, A117

Based on the article "Temporal variation of the photometric magnetic activity for the Sun and Kepler solar-like stars", by A. R. G. Santos et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 672, A56

Based on the article "A 0.9% calibration of the Galactic Cepheid luminosity scale based on Gaia DR3 data of open clusters and Cepheids", by M. Cruz Reyes et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 672, A85

Based on the article "JWST high-redshift galaxy constraints on warm and cold dark matter models", by U. Maio et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 672, A71

Based on the article "The peak flux of GRB 221009A measured with GRBAlpha", by J. Ripa et al.

and "GRBAlpha: The smallest astrophysical space observatory. I. Detector design, system description, and satellite operations", by A. Pal et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Based on the article "Morphology and spectral properties of the DART impact ejecta with VLT/MUSE", by C. Opitom et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 671, L11

Based on the article "Discovery of relativistic jets blowing bubbles in the central region of the Teacup Galaxy", by A. Audibert et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 671, L12

Based on the article "VPNEP: Detailed characterization of TESS targets around the Northern Ecliptic Pole. I. Survey design, pilot analysis, and initial data release", by K. G. Strassmeier et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 671, A7

Based on the article "The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Guaranteed time observations Data Release 1 (2016-2020)", by I. Ribas et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 670, A139

Based on the article "Framework for the architecture of exoplanetary systems. I. Four classes of planetary system architecture", by L. Mishra et al.

and "Framework for the architecture of exoplanetary systems. II. Nature versus nurture: Emergent formation pathways of architecture classes", by L. Mishra et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 670, A68 and A69

Based on the article "A sub-Neptune planet around TOI-1695 discovered and characterized with SPIRou and TESS", by T. Kiefer et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Based on the article "Asteroids seen by JWST-MIRI: Radiometric size, distance, and orbit constraints", by T. G. Müller et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 670, A53

Based on the article "The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Wolf 1069 b: Earth-mass planet in the habitable zone of a nearby, very low-mass star", by D. Kossakowski et al.

To be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Based on the article "Supervised machine learning on Galactic filaments. Revealing the filamentary structure of the Galactic interstellar medium", by A. Zavagno et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 669, A120

Based on the article "DREAM. I. Orbital architecture orrery", by V. Bourrier et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 669, A63

Based on the article "Asymmetry in the number of L4 and L5 Jupiter Trojans driven by jumping Jupiter", by J. Li et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 669, A68

Based on the article "The pristine nature of SMSS1605−1443 revealed by Espresso", by D. S. Aguado et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 669, L4

Based on the article "Deciphering the extreme X-ray variability of the nuclear transient eRASSt J045650.3-203750. A likely repeating partial tidal disruption event", by Z. Liu et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023, 669, A75