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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...