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Tomasz Nowakowski

Tomasz Nowakowski

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Tomasz is a long-time space enthusiast and amateur astronomer. He founded and managed Astro Watch for nearly a decade - one of the premier astronomy and science-related blogs. Tomasz has been freelancing since 2011, writing for many media outlets, including SpaceFlight Insider and Science 2.0.

Articles by Tomasz Nowakowski

Phys.org / Discovery of young eclipsing binary system offers insight into early stellar evolution

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary system. The newfound binary, designated MML 48, consists of two young low-mass stars. The finding will be published in ...

Sep 10, 2025
Phys.org / White dwarf orbiting a blue straggler star detected

Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Italian astronomers have observed five blue straggler stars in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae. Their results show that one of these stars has a white dwarf companion. The discovery ...

Sep 9, 2025
Phys.org / INTEGRAL observes exceptionally bright X-ray flares from Cygnus X-1

Using ESA's INTEGRAL spacecraft, astronomers have detected exceptionally bright X-ray flares from the Cygnus X-1 X-ray binary system. This is the first time that such strong flaring activity has been observed in this system ...

Sep 8, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers map detailed structures in a giant radio fossil in the Ophiuchus cluster

Using the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT), astronomers have performed radio observations of the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster. Results of the observations, published August 26 in The Astrophysical Journal, deliver ...

Sep 4, 2025
Phys.org / New isolated early-type dwarf galaxy discovered

Astronomers from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, and elsewhere report the discovery of a new isolated early-type dwarf galaxy, which appears to have run away from the group environment. The finding is detailed in ...

Sep 4, 2025
Phys.org / TESS reveals two rocky Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting nearby K-type star

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered two rocky exoplanets orbiting a nearby K-type star, known as TOI-2322. The newfound alien worlds are comparable in size to Earth and have ...

Sep 2, 2025
Phys.org / Radio emission observations reveal delayed outflow from a tidal disruption event

Astronomers have performed radio observations of WTP 14adeqka—a tidal disruption event discovered a decade ago. Results of the observational campaign, published August 22 on the pre-print server arXiv, provide crucial insights ...

Sep 1, 2025
Phys.org / Observations track rapid heating and evolution of the Spirograph Nebula

By analyzing the available optical spectroscopic data, astronomers have investigated a nearby planetary nebula designated IC 418, also known as the Spirograph Nebula. Results of the study, published August 20 in The Astrophysical ...

Aug 28, 2025
Phys.org / Disentangling a dusty nova: Astronomers take a closer look at LMCN 2009-05a

By analyzing the data from the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) international database and the Small and Medium Aperture Telescope System (SMARTS), astronomers have inspected a nova in the Large Magellanic ...

Aug 27, 2025
Phys.org / Observations detect rotating galaxy filament about 5.5 million light years long, connecting 14 galaxies

By analyzing the data from the MeerKAT International Giga-Hertz Tiered Extragalactic Exploration (MIGHTEE-HI) survey, astronomers have discovered a new rotating galaxy filament. The newfound filament is about 5.5 million ...

Aug 26, 2025
Phys.org / XMM-VID1-2075 is a massive, evolved and slow-rotating galaxy, observations suggest

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have conducted spectroscopic observations of a high-redshift galaxy known as XMM-VID1-2075. Results of the observational campaign, presented August 14 on the pre-print ...

Aug 25, 2025
Phys.org / YSO-G29: Astronomers probe the nature of a massive young stellar object

Astronomers from Argentina and Spain have performed near-infrared observations of a massive young stellar object known as MYSO G29.862−0.0044. The observational campaign sheds more light on the nature of this object and its ...

Aug 21, 2025
Phys.org / Study explores X-ray sources in globular cluster NGC 6528

By analyzing the data from NASA's Chandra spacecraft, astronomers have conducted the first X-ray study of a globular cluster known as NGC 6528. Results of the study, published August 13 on the arXivpreprint server, yield ...

Aug 20, 2025
Phys.org / Astronomers discover dozens of new luminous quasars

Astronomers from Seoul National University, South Korea and elsewhere report the detection of 62 new luminous quasars as part of the All-sky BRIght, Complete Quasar Survey (AllBRICQS). The discovery was detailed in a research ...

Aug 19, 2025
Phys.org / Excavating Eridu: Observations explore nature of massive ancient galaxy

By analyzing the data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and elsewhere have probed the properties of a massive and old galaxy ...

Aug 18, 2025